XML

, or Extensible Markup Language files, have a .xml extension. They 

contain data in a raw form that can be formatted using XSL (Extensible 

Stylesheet Language). For more information on working with these types 

of files, see Chapter 36,  Displaying XML Data in Web Pages  in Using 

Dreamweaver.

XSL

, or Extensible Stylesheet Language files, have a .xsl or .xslt extension. 

They are used to style XML data that you want to display on a web page. 

For more information on working with these types of files, see Chapter 36, 

 Displaying XML Data in Web Pages  in Using Dreamweaver.

CFML

, or ColdFusion Markup Language files, have a .cfm extension. 

They are used to process dynamic pages. For more information on working 

with these types of files, see Chapter 40,  Building ColdFusion 

Applications Rapidly  in Using Dreamweaver.

ASPX

, or ASP.NET files, have a .aspx extension. They are used to process 

dynamic pages. For more information on working with these types of files, 

see Chapter 41,  Building ASP.NET Applications Rapidly  in Using 

Dreamweaver.

PHP

, or PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor files, have a .php extension. They 

are used to process dynamic pages. For more information on working with 

these types of files, see Chapter 43,  Building PHP Applications Rapidly  

in Using Dreamweaver.

Creating new files in Dreamweaver

This section tells you how to create a new blank document in 

Dreamweaver.

You can also create new documents in Dreamweaver that are based on a 

Dreamweaver design file or on an existing template. For more information, 

see  Creating new documents  in Using Dreamweaver.

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