Site definition files

I had to reinstall my dreamweaver software completely, and
now I would like to reconstruct my site definitions without
manually entering them all again. Unfortunately i didn't export
them before my computer crashed. I have all the files that
dreamweaver created before in the application data folders etc and
I was wondering if there is a way that I could use that with my
newly installed dreamweaver to recreate teh site definitions?
thanks

a0123aa wrote:
> Unfortunately i didn't export them before my computer
crashed. I have all the
> files that dreamweaver created before in the application
data folders etc and I
> was wondering if there is a way that I could use that
with my newly installed
> dreamweaver to recreate teh site definitions?
Unfortunately, no. I'm not sure where site definitions are
kept on a
Mac, but on a Windows machine, they're stored in the Windows
registry.
Site definitions can be automatically rebuilt only if you
exported them
in the first place.
David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

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Site definition files? anyone?

OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me some
slack. Using Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they
all reside in a local sites folder in my documents folder. When I
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always go back into DW8, EXPORT the sites, then IMPORT them
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"Tik-Tok Man" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> OK so I am new to website creation, so please cut me
some slack. Using
> Dreamweaver CS3 on a Mac, in the manage sites window,
none of the sites I
> created with Dreamweaver 8 are shown, yet they all
reside in a local sites
> folder in my documents folder. When I choose the import
function, it asks
> for
> the location of my site definition files (ste) but none
are visible
> anywhere on
> my system. How do I import/recognise my previously built
sites in
> Dreamweaver
> CS3? Totally confused here...
>

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don Carlos

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Site > Manage Sites
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Re: Site definition file help needed.

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:38:17 -0800, Kevin D-R
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Which brings me to Dreamweaver. I have copied everything
over and
>reinstalled Dreamweaver, but my site definition
information is gone.
>
>Any ideas on how to get that copied over?
The site definition is stored in the Windows system registry.
If you
cannot boot from the old hard drive, you may need to re-enter
the site
information.
Gary

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Hi
My PC recently crashed and I have had to restore DW 8,
however when I open DW the list of sites has disappeared.
I had previously exported all the site information using the
Backup/Export process and I can import the STE files but it has
been a while since I have done that and some of the newer sites
aren't included.
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those files from a previous tape backup ratehr than sit down and
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Kind regards
Steven

If you do not have recent site definition exports you will
have to recreate
those site definitions manually. Sorry....
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"Trefoil" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:e6u4cn$78f$[email protected]..
> Hi
>
> My PC recently crashed and I have had to restore DW 8,
however when I open
> DW
> the list of sites has disappeared.
>
> I had previously exported all the site information using
the Backup/Export
> process and I can import the STE files but it has been a
while since I
> have
> done that and some of the newer sites aren't included.
>
> Within DW is there a configuration file that keeps a
list of the sites and
> login details etc, ie when you click on Manage Sites it
lists all the
> current
> sites? As ideally I would like to restore those files
from a previous tape
> backup ratehr than sit down and recreate them again.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Steven
>

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While I can make the manual changes in the directory specifications, I am concerned that if Dreamweaver is making an error in this instance, it may generate more serious problems that are harder to find later.
2. The second issue seems to involve the Site Definition file configuration.I get an error message when I set up my site definition in what seems to be the correct way, specifically, using the following specifications:
Local Root folder: "C:\htdocs\domainname-dev\"
http address: "http://www.domainname/"
testing server folder: "C:\htdocs\domainname-dev"
url prefix: "http://localhost/domainname-dev"
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http://www.domainname/
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Dynamically-related files could not be resolved because the site definition is not correct

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My name is Doron and I am a graphic designer
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that they could work together so I can continue to learn WordPress
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Dashboard — Support — WordPress.com
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Losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver can be a disaster, but it does happen sometimes. The best way to prepare for such an eventuality is to back up your site definitions on a regular basis.
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In the event of losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver or moving to a new computer, open the Manage Sites dialog box, and use the Import button to navigate to your backup .ste files.
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On Windows, the site definitions for Dreamweaver CS6 are stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Common\12.0\Sites.
In Mac OS X, they are at Macintosh HD:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Common:12.0:Sites:Site Prefs.
In recent versions of Mac OS X, the Library folder is hidden. In the Mac Finder, select Go > Go to Folder, type ~/Library in the search field, and click Go.
Dreamweaver CS5.5 site definitions are in the same location, except use 11.5 instead of 12.0. The numbers for CS4 and CS3 are 10 and 9 (without a decimal fraction) respectively. For earlier versions of Dreamweaver, substitute Macromedia for Adobe, and adjust the number accordingly.
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Hello,
We are running iPlanet 5.2 Messaging Server and need
to migrate to another (duplicate) 5.2 Messaging
Server. We have all the software installed and the
LDAP user accounts created. Now we just need to move
the existing mail from one server to the other.
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Store section in the Admin Guide says to back up and
restore your data, Messaging Server provides the
imsbackup and imsrestore utilities.
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I am confused about what information I should put in my
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text boxes. My host placed 3 directories: database, log, and www on
my server and Dreamweaver placed two directories, Connections and
_mmServerScripts in the same directory as the above 3. I have
placed all of my site files, including my home page and folders in
the www directory and my Access database in the database directory.
Dreamweaver placed the connection info in the Connections folder an
d _mmServerScripts in the same directory.
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I created a www folder on my local site and placed all of my HTML
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What you need to do is set up so that in the remote server
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Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net
"Jim_Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
>I am confused about what information I should put in my
remote site
>definition
> info and testing server FTC Host directory text boxes.
My host placed 3
> directories: database, log, and www on my server and
Dreamweaver placed
> two
> directories, Connections and _mmServerScripts in the
same directory as the
> above 3. I have placed all of my site files, including
my home page and
> folders
> in the www directory and my Access database in the
database directory.
> Dreamweaver placed the connection info in the
Connections folder an d
> _mmServerScripts in the same directory.
>
> In order to construct my local site to match the remote
site, I created a
> www
> folder on my local site and placed all of my HTML files
and supporting
> folders
> in it.
>
> From various Adobe Tech Notes I have read, I was led to
believe my FTP
> host
> directory
> Should be www/. However, when I do this and create a new
web page on my
> local
> site and upload it to my remote site, Dreamweaver
creates a new www
> directory
> inside of the one my host created on the remote site and
uploads the file
> to it
> instead of placing it in the www directory my host
created. Also, when I
> use
> F12 to test my page in my browser I get a 404 page not
found because
> Dreamweaver placed a www in the page URL that shouldn?t
be there and after
> I
> remove it I?m able to see my page in my browser. My URL
prefix on my
> testing
> server site definition is:
http://I.P.number.html.
>
> What am I not doing right?
> Should I use www/ as my FTP host directory or leave it
blank?
> Also, what should my URL prefix be?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

Issue in Custom Blog site definition based on SharePoint 2010 blog site definition after migrating the sites to SharePoint 2013 and site collection upgrade

I have created a custom blog site definition using SharePoint 2010 blog site definition with Configuration ID 31 in onet.xml (new value). This was working fine for SharePoint 2010.
We created new SharePoint 2013 farm and deployed the all Custom solutions in
14/15 folders. After migrating the sites to SharePoint 2013 using Content DB approach, site created previously using my custom definition are working fine.
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Also, when we create a new site in SharePoint 2013 using my custom blog template then that is also not getting provisioned. default.aspx and look-up between post and comment list are not working.
If any one has faced such issue then please share your findings and any solution to fix this.
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Hi ,
According to your description, my understanding is that the blog based on custom blog site definition didn’t work correctly after migrating custom blog site definition to SharePoint 2013.
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to the link below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa543837(v=office.14).aspx
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