The Dynamic Advantage
To see the real power of data-driven pages, take a look at Listing 10.3. This is the same code as in Listing 10.2, but a column has been added to the SQL statement (retrieving PitchText as well now) and the output has been modified so that it displays both the MovieTitle and PitchText columns. Save this file as movies2.cfm (you can edit movies1.cfm and use the Save As option (in the File menu) to save it as movies2.cfm, if you find that easier). Now, execute this page in your browser as follows:
http://localhost:8500/ows/10/movies2.cfm
Tip
Again, drop the port if not using the internal HTTP server.
Figure 10.4 shows the output generated by the revised code.
Figure 10.4. Data-driven pages are easy to modify because only ...
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