Create new library item

I have redesigned the header for my website and would like
this code to be a library item so that it can be the same on all
pages and be easily updateable. The code it is replacing *was* a
library item, but that was from two years ago and in an earlier
version, so I don't remember how that got that way. When I
highlight the table and go to Modify->Library, Add Object to
Library is grayed out.
I should note that I haven't worked on this site except in a
trivial way for quite a while and there are a couple of things
which mystify me a bit. E.g., on my disk, the site code is in a
directory called html under a directory called WWW which has three
other directories for other sites which are hosted under the same
account. In this, the contents of WWW directly correspond to what
is on the host machine (WestHost). However, the Library directory
containing the old header was in the WWW directory, not the html
directory. I have tried moving it both places and I am still
getting the grayed out Add.
And, I can't find the two icons for adding to the Library
which are mentioned in the help.

The Library folder MUST be in the root folder for this
website. Where is
the root folder (what is the path to it as shown in the local
site
definition)?
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>I have redesigned the header for my website and would
like this code to be
>a
> library item so that it can be the same on all pages and
be easily
> updateable.
> The code it is replacing *was* a library item, but that
was from two years
> ago
> and in an earlier version, so I don't remember how that
got that way.
> When I
> highlight the table and go to Modify->Library, Add
Object to Library is
> grayed
> out.
>
> I should note that I haven't worked on this site except
in a trivial way
> for
> quite a while and there are a couple of things which
mystify me a bit.
> E.g.,
> on my disk, the site code is in a directory called html
under a directory
> called WWW which has three other directories for other
sites which are
> hosted
> under the same account. In this, the contents of WWW
directly correspond
> to
> what is on the host machine (WestHost). However, the
Library directory
> containing the old header was in the WWW directory, not
the html
> directory. I
> have tried moving it both places and I am still getting
the grayed out
> Add.
>
> And, I can't find the two icons for adding to the
Library which are
> mentioned
> in the help.
>

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i first tried the following protocol from the help but couldn't find the 'Create Library' command in the toolbar.
1.Quit iPhoto.
2.Rename your current iPhoto Library folder in the Finder or move it to a new location on your hard disk.
3.Open iPhoto.
4.Click Create Library.
5.Type a name and choose a location for your new photo library.
6.Click Save.
then i manually tried to rename my original iPhoto Library file in the Pictures folder, and create a new folder where i dropped all the photos from 2006 and 2007 so i could just boot from my recent photos. i've learned since that tinkering with files manually in the iPhoto Library is a no-no, but how do i go back? i moved all of the folders with year names 2002-2007 back under the folder iPhoto Library, but i now have two folders. one called iPhoto Library and the other iPhoto Library 2. they are both within the Pictures folder and they each have copies dir.data, iphoto.db, iphoto.ipspot, iphotolock.data, etc.
Help! please!
thanks
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

If iPhoto does not recognize either library, then the data files may be messed up. I would create a new library and import the photos from the old library. This will get you back in the running.
Close iPhoto
Rename your messed up iPhoto Library to "iPhoto Library_old"
Drag this library to your desktop
Hold down the Option key and launch iPhoto
This is the window you will get
Create a new library or choose a library to open
Choose to create a new library
Once this new empty library is open it is time to import the images from your old library
Go to File>add to library
Navigate to the old library on your desktop and highlight it in the window, then click the "import" button.
iPhoto will start importing the images from your old library
This is what to expect:
Your images will be imported in nice dated rolls. (make sure your view is set to sort by rolls to see it) There are a couple of caveats to this. You will get rolls named "Originals" These rolls will contain your video clips and your original images that you had edited. If you had RAW files they would be in those rolls too (I don't do RAW, so I don't know for sure) Delete what you don't want from those rolls. You will also get the jpeg pointer files to your video clips imported. They will just be jpegs and will not point to the video clips anymore as iPhoto made new ones when the clips were imported again. You can delete those. they should be in a roll right next to the newly imported video clips so they are not hard to find. The thumbnail files don't get imported as iPhoto makes new ones when the images are imported.
Once all you images have been imported, check through the library and make sure everything looks ok.
You can now start making your Albums, and do your keywords or any other organizational steps.
You can also delete the old library on the desktop.
It is also a good time to backup this new library to CD/DVD by burning the iPhoto LIbrary folder in the Finder, or copying the iPhoto Library folder to an external drive formatted for Macs, or copying the iPhoto LIbrary folder to an iPod.
Good luck!

IPhoto not showing RAW pics, and crashing on Create New Library

hi there
i was just organising (tagging, deleting) pics in iPhoto 9.1 when the RAW pics started showing up as just blank placeholders - i'll clarify that: they were showing previously, however my perception of them 'disappearing' may have been between iPhoto sessions.
my iPhoto library is mostly JPEGs, with the RAW pics being a recent addition courtesy of a Canon EOS 5D MkII. the iPhoto library resides on a 500GB external harddrive. the iPhoto library was backed up by way of copying the entire iPhoto folder from the 500GB external harddrive to a separate 1TB external harddrive - this back-up process was done prior to the addition of more recent RAW pics, and the memory card from which all the RAW pics came from has been wiped several times since. some RAW pics taken in December 2011 are showing; none of the RAW pics taken in January 2012 are showing.
what i've done so far:
1. Option-Command-opened iPhoto and ticked all boxes to rebuild the library and the RAW pics are still not showing. this rebuild process has been done at least three times now.
2. opened the iPhoto Library (via Show Package Contents) and confirmed that the pic files are still there in the Masters folder. (they are identified by the date the photos were taken, the CR2, and can be viewed in Preview.)
3. installed the iPhoto 9.2.1 Update and the RAW Camera Update 3.9, with no change in the RAW pics' visibility.
4. Option-opened iPhoto and -
a. - created a new library (on the 1TB external HD, separate to the 'backup') into which i -
b. - tried to import the entire iPhoto Library from the 500GB external HD but -
c.   this import ended in an "iPhoto quit unexpectedly" message. unfortunately, i did not keep the error report for this.
5. Option-Command-opened iPhoto to create a new library on the 1TB HD but this has ended abruptly in an "iPhoto quit unexpectedly" message. this has happened twice, and i have kept one of the error reports.
6. downloaded and installed the latest iPhoto Library Manager and -
a. - tried to Rebuild the library but -
b. - iPhoto quit unexpectedly - i have kept this error report - while -
c. - iPhoto Library Manager gave the error message "'iPLM'/'ADDK' (returnID 3)".
interspersed with the above steps, i have run Disk Utility Repair Permissions after each crash.
so.
i know the files are still there. but iPhoto won't show them. i've trawled these forums and done - or tried doing - some of the fixes, all to no avail.
please can someone help.
david mamea

this is from the last error report (step 5 of my 22Jan12 1142 post above):
Process:
iPhoto [2588]
Path:
/Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier:
com.apple.iPhoto
Version:
9.2.1 (9.2.1)
Build Info:
iPhotoProject-628000000000000~3
Code Type:
X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [2471]
Date/Time:
2012-01-22 11:11:23.578 +1300
OS Version:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Sleep/Wake UUID: A5D90A7D-4923-4807-925C-7572A3FDC25F
Interval Since Last Report:
225 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:
1
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 3 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   1
Anonymous UUID:
9111BA25-4BC3-453F-8171-C05AFE66124B
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000058723f2f
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   com.apple.ImageIO.framework
0x94afd4cb CFMutableDictAddProperty + 101
1   com.apple.ImageIO.framework
0x94a22aba CGImagePluginReadRawXMPProps + 60
2   com.apple.ImageIO.framework
0x94a823ac _CGImagePluginInitPSD + 1769
3   com.apple.ImageIO.framework
0x949e5334 makeImagePlus + 690
4   com.apple.ImageIO.framework
0x949eba0e CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex + 176
5   com.apple.iPhoto
0x00099e52 0x1000 + 626258
6   com.apple.iPhoto
0x00099d68 0x1000 + 626024
7   com.apple.iPhoto
0x009bb203 0x1000 + 10199555
8   com.apple.iPhoto
0x00069c0c 0x1000 + 429068
9   com.apple.iPhoto
0x00067dc8 0x1000 + 421320
10 com.apple.iPhoto
0x000664ce 0x1000 + 414926
11 com.apple.iPhoto
0x000663f9 0x1000 + 414713
12 com.apple.Foundation
0x98735409 __NSFireDelayedPerform + 537
13 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x971c9a6b __CFRunLoopRun + 8059
14 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x971c73f4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452
15 com.apple.CoreFoundation
0x971c7221 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97
16 com.apple.HIToolbox
0x952c2e04 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392
17 com.apple.HIToolbox
0x952c2bb9 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354
18 com.apple.HIToolbox
0x952c2a3e BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
19 com.apple.AppKit
0x92e8d595 _DPSNextEvent + 847
20 com.apple.AppKit
0x92e8cdd6 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156
21 com.apple.AppKit
0x92e4f1f3 -[NSApplication run] + 821
22 com.apple.AppKit
0x92e47289 NSApplicationMain + 574
23 com.apple.iPhoto
0x0001159a 0x1000 + 66970
24 com.apple.iPhoto
0x00010a29 0x1000 + 64041

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