Ektron CMS400.NET Developer Reference Manual

Field Description
Control ID
Used in ASP.NET only.
Dreamweaver Extension Support
4. Use the following table to assist you with inserting a Collection.
A unique name for the function you are inserting.
Collection ID If you know the collection ID, enter it into the textbox. If you do not know
the Collection ID, you can navigate to it using the Select Collection drop
down box.
Select Collection The drop-down list is filled with a list of all the Collection titles that you
have privileges to. When a title is selected, the Collection ID textbox is
filled with that Collection's id number. If you insert the Collection ID, you
do not need to select a category.
Display Type Determines how the information on the page is displayed.
None - databind only
ecmNavigation - lists the title of every content block in the collection
See Also: ”Example of ecmNavigation Display” on page 144
ecmTeaser - lists the title of every content block in the collection plus the
content summary
See Also: ”Example of ecmTeaser Display” on page 145
Dynamic Content Parameter
Used in ASP.NET only.
Dynamic Collection Parameter
Used in ASP.NET only.
Random Output
Used in ASP.NET only.
Checks the QueryString for this value and replaces the collection with a
content block when specified. Leave blank to always display the
collection.
To make this collection dynamic, select coll_id. When you do, the
function uses the collection passed as a URL parameter.
Displays random content within a collection.
None - Displays all content in collection.
Random Teaser - Displays a random content block’s teaser.
Random Body - Displays a random content block’s body.
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