Creating an Index HTML in Dreamweaver?

I am new to Dreamweaver and was trying to up
load my web to the server. It seems most servers require an INDEX HTML as the opening p
age. However, dreamweaver does not create this. I have afolder with
the home page files in it. How do I make these pages the index. Its a frame s
et page

No I do understand completely. It is now corrected. Was simply not aware
that DW requires an HTML named index. Some others automatically create an
index page as your first page. I have been in contact with my host server
and have now corrected. Now, when I go to my temp URL I see exactly what I
wish to see. Part of the issue was the way DW handles Frames pages (still
not sure I get that part?); although I do now have it working. I simply
pointed my server to a new location IE the home page and did not create an
index page. My home page is a Frame set page with links to other pages.
Once my domain has been transferred I'll be glad to share the site with you.
Perhaps you can provide additional info to a novice DW user. I have used
other web sites and have other webs published etc.. Just feel that DW
offers lots more capabilities and am still learning that program.
Thanks for your assistance and look forward to continued conversation and
assistance!
Rick

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iweb creates a capital "INDEX.html" page and it doesn't open when viewed over the web. Can't seem to make it create "index.html" and don't want to redirect it. Any suggestions?
When I create a new page, it creates the page name in all caps. I can't change it, because it'll change it right back, for all pages that show up in the navigation bar. If I create a page and tell it not to include it in the nav bar, then it seems to let me, but if it's in the nav bar, it won't.
The problem is that when you enter my domain name, it doesn't see capital "INDEX.HTML", and instead shows a directory tree of all the files on server. I had been using the term "HOME" and it was automatically redirecting from the index.html page to the "HOME.html" page, but some browsers are kicking back errors, asking users if they want to be redirected to another site, which isn't something I can live with.
How can I make the "INDEX.html" page lower case so the browsers will see it and not need a redirect?
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The index.html file that iWeb creates is a redirect file and has no content, but it is NOT 0kB.
When you access your website without a pagename, index.html redirects to the first page in your Site.
iWeb is not involved in your problem. Better use another FTP application like [Cyberduck|http://cyberduck.ch] or check the settings of your current FTP app.

Can folders' index.html contents avoid containing such folders' names within their urls, please?

Could Dreamweaver’s file panel folders (located to the right, within Dreamweaver CS5.5, etc.) potentially contain index.html files that do NOT share such folders’ actual names within their own urls?
The reason I ask is that I would like to create various index.html sub-directories that will all be linked from yet another index.html subdirectory, for web surfers’ convenience.   It would really help me keep them all organized (for occasional updates' sake) if I could keep them in a folder within Dreamweaver’s file panel that at least resembles that other index.html subdirectory’s name, though.   However, it seems that moving index.html files to such an "alpha" folder inserts that alpha folder’s name into the contained urls, not just its own.   Can this be avoided or worked around, somehow, please?     In case it helps, I have CS5.5 and will have CS6 upon its release date.   Any thoughts, please?

Thanks for the preliminary response.   It would really help me keep index.html files organized (for occasional updates' sake) if I could keep them in a folder within Dreamweaver’s file panel (to the right) whose name does NOT appear in those individualized urls.
To give you an example of why I'd like to be able to do this, let's say one wants to have a folder named California, and that various index.html files will be linked from the actual California page.   If one wants to update all pages that belong in the California directory, without having to sort through pages that correspond with (for example) Oregon or Arizona that one ALSO maintains, it could be greatly facilitated if such index.html files could be organized into a California file or something whose name is close to it.   If a page is named "Sacramento" then it need not have California in the url. Indeed, longer urls are less appealing for the purposes of this endeavor.    So in using this concrete example as background, perhaps my initial question makes more sense now?   At any rate, thanks for trying

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How to place index.html at root level

I've published my website using iweb and published it on me.com. I did the other steps for the CNAME etc.
I'm trying to set up my website so I don't have to type www before domain name. It works fine with it but without it, the page appears which says in effect that it's under construction probably from the domain registrar I'm guessing.
I feel stupid asking this but I tried dragging the index.html file to the sites folder and only a copy appeared. It didn't work when I checked url.
Also, if I create the index.html which redirects to the homepage, where do I find the code to change it? Can someone give me directions? Thanks for your help.
Message was edited by: fosterm

This has nothing to do with index files and you don't need to do anything with it - you are making all more complex than it actually is or needs to be.
Whether you get to your site using the www or not is purely a CNAME forwarding issue and you domain name registrar is where you need to fix this.
Go to the DNS settings at your registrar, where I assume you went when first setting up forwarding? All registrars are different, but with some you need to delete the A records that are there already and set up CNAME. What you would need to do is set up 2 CNAME's, one for the www and one for @.
@ represents your domain name on its own, so http://domain.com. Set this up as @, CNAME web.me.com.
www represents your sub-domain, so http://www.domain.com. Set this up as www, CNAME web.me.com and then people should then be able to get to your url by using either domain.com or www.domain.com.
There is no need to set up any kind of forwarding or fiddle around with your index file. Simply change your CNAME forwarding and it should work.

How to add an extra page to the index.html page on dreamweaver CS6?

How to add an extra page to the index.html page on dreamweaver CS6?

Index.html = your domain's home page. There is only one home page per site.
To create a new page from your index, go to File > SaveAs > filename.html. Repeat for other site pages. Add links on your index page that lead to other site pages.
See Creating your first web site in DW CC (5-part tutorial)
https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/learn/tutorials/how-to/first-website-part1.html
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Index.html file locks up Dreamweaver, TextEdit and Word

I've been doing design work (print & web) on the Mac for 20+ years and this problem has me stumped:
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I re-started the computer, ran Disk Utilities, deleted the Dreamweaver configuration cache file, renamed the file, downloaded a backup of the file, etc. Nothing worked.
First, you say you "ran Disk Utilities", but that is a very vague statement. Disk Utility is a tool that can do many things, so what exactly did you do with it? If you repaired the hard drive (not permissions), were any errors found, and were those errors fixed?
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Index.html created by Bridge Web Gallery has VBGetSwfVer error

I'm running CS6 under Win7 and IE9. I have used Bridge to create a web gallery but when I try and execute the generated index.html file I get a (script?) error:
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I have not modified the generated index.html. Also, it does not matter if I have used CS5 or CS6. The generated file works elsewhere (at college Win7, CS5) so it has to be something to do with a setting on my PC but what?
I have reinstalled the latest version of Flash Player and I have the correct add-on enabled:
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I'm stumped - help please.

Hi Mike,
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http://www.oliverdesignstudios.com/HEREWEGO/MHO%20ORIGINALS/index.html
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http://www.oliverdesignstudios.com/Custom%20Business%20Card%20Designs/index.html
I know you said you moved foldes around until it started working - that's a bit drastic and lucky that none of your links got broken :-)
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Actually now that you mentioned moving folders etc., are you working in a Defined Dreamweaver Site? That's the very first thing you need to set up when starting a new project in Dreamweaver:
Define a site:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/140/tn_14028.html
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I keep getting this error in Dreamweaver when I am trying to upload my website? Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? here is the error message: /html - error occurred - Unable to create remote folder /html. Access denied. The file may not exist, or

I keep getting this error in Dreamweaver when I am trying to upload my website? Can you tell me what I am doing wrong? here is the error message: /html - error occurred - Unable to create remote folder /html. Access denied. The file may not exist, or there could be a permission problem. Make sure you have proper authorization on the server and the server is properly configured. File activity incomplete. 1 file(s) or folder(s) were not completed. Files with errors: 1 /html

Nobody can tell you anything without knowing exact site and server specs, but I would suspect that naming the folder "html" wasn't the brightest of ideas, since that's usually a default (invisible) folder name existing somewhere on the server and the user not having privileges to overwrite it.
Mylenium

Need help with creating template. Changes are not going through to index.html page

Hi all,
I have an issue with my template that I am creating and also a question about creating template Regions (Repeating and Editable).
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Also my other question is: For my top navigation bar and left navigation bar links, do I need to select and define each individual button or link as Repeating/Editable Region? or can I just select the whole navigation bar (the one on the top) etc...
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Please help - index.html file crashes Dreamweaver and others

Hello -
I went to open my tried and true index file today and it crashed Dreamweaver every time. I then tried to open it in TextEdit and Word, and it crashed both of those! I then downloaded the index file from my website, which displays fine in browsers, and that file ALSO crashes Dreamweaver!
I am lost on this one. I have re-created the index file and uploaded a working one. HOWEVER, I'd like to find out what happened as this is quite disconcerting to say the least. Should I attempt to post the code here? I can view it in Safari, but that's about it. I tried deleting the deleting the personal cache file, but that did not help.
I am on CS4 for Mac, running Snow Leopard OS.
Thanks in advance for any input on where to look!
Kelli

Kelli, Chris -
When DW "crashes", what specifically happens?
I had a similar issue yesterday with DW going "unresponsive" on me - it just froze when trying to open up certain pages.
Here's a link to the thread. Hope it helps.
~codeDawg

Dreamweaver index.html

Hello, guys!
In dreamweaver I can't find my index.html anymore. It should be on the right side where some other things are written.
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Ensure you are looking in Local View and your previously defined Local Site Folder is showing in the Files Panel. See screenshot. If necessary, press the + Sign to expand the folder.
Nancy O.

Embedding Flash in HTML using Dreamweaver - stopped working

Hi all, not really sure what's going on, but I've done this many times before and it's worked fine.
I've previously embedding Flash videos I've created in Premiere and/or converted using other software. I simply drag and drop the Flash file where I want it and then adjust layout using code/design etc and that's it, job done. It's always played back fine.
Now for some reason I've tried doing it again this morning and can't figure it out. When I preview the file it doesn't even show the video, but instead displays all the icons for the controls at once in a grid where the video is meant to be. I've tried in IE, Firefox and Chrome, updated drivers, windows, Adobe, Flash etc all to no avail.
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
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<param name="FlashVars" value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=biblical_small _flash/Welcome&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" />
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<param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />


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Im' having a VERY similar problem with a few estra 'happy' moments. I have a blog (WP). On this simple and VERY basic blog (with almost NO plug ins) I have attempted to embed FLV videos with CS$ Dreamweaver code.
(This code is different in CS$ than it was in earlier versions as it now calls to the FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf as the player and uses Flashvars to pass the value of the FLV. PReviously, it was four simple lines of code that pointed directly to the SWF)
Here was my process - I encoded the files with AE and Media Encoder to end up with Transparent FLV's. These, I then setup in Dreamweaver so I could copy the embed code. On my first attempt, it worked PERFECTLY. I was testing one particular flv, got the code and inserted it into the blog page with some special CSS to position it.
The movie played perfectly.
Then things got weird.
I was excited I had a solution, so I went to put another video on another page. No luck. The second page was playing the video from the first page. As if I had copied the same code, but I hadn't. I copied code that was 'pointing' to the new file, but for whatever reason, the new file would not play.
I did EVERYTHING. I deleted all the pages and strted fresh. I deleted the FLV's and reuploaded them. I created different folders and put each flv in it and created index.html files for each (assuming possibly there was a hardcoded element in the FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf). I copied and pasted back and forth for nearly 6 hours.
Nothing. Each time I would copy and paste code into a blog page, it would simply pull the original video.
THEN....things got worse.
I pulled one video off of the server, and now NONE work. I can't get ANY videos to play. Worse, I still have the 'express install' link showing.
Ok, so here is what I am trying to figure out;
Does the NEW DW CS4 code somehow have control over the file that is called? Further, HOW can I get more than one FLV to play across a whole blog site.
Here is a link to one of the pages that HAS code but is calling NOTHING. And please know that I have left copies of the necessary files ALL over the server. So they are in the root, in the 'files' folder, in the talent folder and everywhere.
Is there a conflict flash hits when there are multiple FLV's being called? Is there a way to do this? Please help....
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Trying to export html to dreamweaver but save images as pngs.

I'm designing a floating site. My workflow is PS=====>Fireworks====>Dreamweaver. I made a navbar in FW with a transparent background and exported html to dreamweaver. I inserted the fireworks htm, put it online and it looks terrible. You can see it here:
http://www.njtraininggrounds.com/thirddaydesign.com/identity.html
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You can still use the GIF format. Just pick a green value out of your background image and use that for your canvas. Then, when you export, set that color to transparent. Where the pixels of the text and that color blend for the anti-aliasing, you'll have opaque pixels, but they'll look all right against your background image.
Use a PNG8, which is an indexed palette like the GIF, but it supports semi-transparent colors. When you go to export, you may want to add more colors using the eye dropper tool, as FW doesn't quite pick out all the values it might for a smooth image. See this article:
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How can I create a photo album on Dreamweaver CS4?

How can I create a photo album on Dreamweaver CS4? The button that is supposed to do this (Commands>create photo album) is disabled.

Hi Nancy, Thank you for your help.   Do you have any idea why the button that creates photo albums in my version of Dreamweaver CS4 is disabled?
Thank you, Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:29:48 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: How can I create a photo album on Dreamweaver CS4?
    Re: How can I create a photo album on Dreamweaver CS4?
    created by Nancy O. in Dreamweaver General - View the full discussion
DW is web authoring software. It's not a photo gallery creation tool. You can build your own own web gallery with HTML or PHP, CSS & JavaScript. http://alt-web.com/GALLERY/Gallery.php Or you can use commercial products to help you. Project Seven's Image Gallery Magic 2:http://www.projectseven.com/products/galleries/igm2/index.htm jAlbumhttp://jalbum.net/ Nancy O.
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