Although DW n DWU are great software, BUT
What is the difference between Dreamweaver and Dreamweaver Ultradev?
Isn't these two software looks same?
Isn't these two software does same job?
So..............
Is it really worthy to have both software?

UltraDev is based on Dreamweaver but adds the database connectivity tools. So in essence UltraDev is the higher end model of Dreamweaver. Kinda like XP Home vs. XP Professional

Rick Harding
U of M CS Student / Network Admin for MSU FAME
"Techies just think differently...at least that's what they keep telling me"

Yes, but Ultradev likes to do everything with a database, so while youre trying to create perfectly STATIC HTML pages, it could pose a problem somewhere. Then it writes unnecessary code to your pages which you don't need without a database. I prefer using them both.

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Yes, but Ultradev likes to do everything with a database, so while youre trying to create perfectly STATIC HTML pages, it could pose a problem somewhere. Then it writes unnecessary code to your pages which you don't need without a database. I prefer using them both.

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This is not true, if I define my site to NOT use ASP (or whatever) and no application server then UDev creates the same page, identical to what DW would create. If there are extra codes then it must be because your site definition is set that way OR you are using Java/VB-script behaviors that write those codes. By default, setting UDev to HTML does exactly that.

According to Macromedia, when i first inquired about UDev, they said:
UDev is Dreamweaver, it's the same program only UDev has extra functionality integrated for creating dynamic applications.

From an E-learning perspective, DW has coursebuilder, but UDev can use it as well and combine it with the Learning Site extension which can create your Learning website just like you would build something in MS-Access using a Wizard, I click ok when i'm happy and there is my website ready to be filled with questions and tests, the Learning site even creates the Access database.

To be short, Macromedia advised me NOT to buy Dreamweaver but to buy UDev, and so I did. And I haven't regretted it since. If I don't need additional codes, ASP, JSP, CFM or whatever then I set it to HTML / no application server and it outputs the same stuff as if it were Dreamweaver. If you buy UDev then you will have both, period.

With kind regards,

Dennis van Galen
Webmaster KPN Services
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