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This section describes how you can give users an easy way to enter information that can then be published on the Web or used to drive ColdFusion applications. Wizards are an integral part of many software products today because they invite users to perform complex tasks in an orderly, comprehensible interface. Another benefit is that a well-designed wizard controls its input and ensures a high probability of user success.
Allaire makes extensive use of wizards in HomeSite and Studio and now extends that capability to developers. If you have worked with VTML to create or edit tag dialogs, you are familiar with building interface containers and controls and with defining page layout. You can now add the Wizard Markup Language (WIZML) to your skill set and add wizards to your applications.
Creating a wizard is a two-step process:
If you want to include graphics in a wizard, just save the .bmp files in the Images directory.
The recommended way to organize wizards and supporting files is to save the .vtm and .wml files in the \Wizards\Custom folder and to save the image files in the \Wizards\Images folder of your installation directory.
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