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Inserting Generator objects

Macromedia Generator provides a way to serve dynamic Web content. You can create Generator files with Flash 4 or 5 using free Generator authoring templates; the files are then served by a Web server running Generator server software. You can insert a Generator object into a Dreamweaver document.

To insert a Generator object:

1	In the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert the object.
2	Click the Generator button in the Objects panel.
3	In the dialog box that appears, select a Generator template (.swt) file.
4	If desired, click the Plus (+) button to add a name=value parameter pair. Then enter a name for the parameter in the Name field, and a value for the parameter in the Value field. Repeat this step for each parameter.
5	To remove a parameter, select it in the Parameters list and click theMinus (-) button.
6	When you finish entering parameters, click OK to insert the Generator object.

To edit the parameters after the Generator object has been inserted, use the Code inspector or the Code view of the Document window.

The name=value pairs are used by the Generator server, in conjunction with other data sources, to dynamically create the Flash movie or image file.