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7. Rename the list/menu form object by clicking it then entering mnuDept in the List/Menu box on the Property
inspector (Window » Properties).
8. Save your work (File » Save).
That is all for the search page.You are ready to build the results page, which involves defining a recordset to hold the search
results and displaying the search results on the page.
Define a filtered recordset for the results page
A recordset is a subset of data extracted from one or more tables in a database. It acts as a source of data for your dynamic
pages.You will define a recordset that contains only the records returned by the search. For a simple search/results page set,
you can create this kind of recordset by defining a filter.
You will begin by defining the general outlines of the recordset.
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1. In the Site window, (Window » Site Files) double-click the Results file under Local Folder.
The simple results page for the Compass employee directory opens in UltraDev.
2. In the Data Bindings panel (Window » Data Bindings), click the Plus (+) button and select Recordset (Query) from
the pop-up menu.
The simple Recordset dialog box appears.
3. If the advanced Recordset dialog box appears instead, click Simple.
4. In the Name box, enter Results.
5. This is the name of your recordset. Do not confuse it with the file name of your page. In this case, they happen to
be the same.
6. Select the connCompass connection from the Connection pop-up menu.
7. If it doesn't appear in the menu, click the Define button to create it. For instructions, see "Create a database
connection" on page 50 of the Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev manual.
8. In the Table pop-up menu, select EMPLOYEES.
9. In the Columns area, click the Selected option to choose selected columns in the EMPLOYEES table.
10. Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the following columns in the list to include them in the
recordset: EMPLOYEEID, FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME, DEPARTMENT, and EXTENSION.