A simple data source example

This extension adds a custom data source to the Bindings panel for Adobe ColdFusion documents. Users can specify the variable they want from the new data source.

This example creates a data source called MyDatasource, which includes a MyDatasource.js JavaScript file, a MyDatasource_DataRef.edml file, and MyDatasource Variable command files to implement a dialog box for users to enter the name of a specific variable. The MyDatasource example is based on the implementation of the Cookie Variable data source and the URL Variable data source. The files for these data sources reside in the Configuration/DataSources/ColdFusion folder.

You create this data source by performing the following steps:

• Creating the data source definition file
• Creating the EDML file
• Creating the JavaScript file that implements the Data Sources API functions
• Creating the supporting command files for user input
• Testing the new data source