Downloading Existing iWeb Site?

Hello All:
I recently bought a new Mac and lost my preferences and settings for the version of iWeb I had on my old Mac.
I have an existing personal website that I developed using iWeb that is hosted on my MobileMe account.
Question: How can I download the code and settings on my existing iWeb-developed site onto my new Mac. My new computer has a copy of iWeb on it. I can't seem to find any information on the iWeb application about doing this.
Thanks!

MarkH8624 wrote:
Question: How can I download the code and settings on my existing iWeb-developed site onto my new Mac.
Mark ~ If by "code and settings" you mean the site itself, you cannot import a published site back into iWeb. Only iWeb's Domain file can be opened in iWeb. If you still have that file on your old Mac, then you can transfer that to your new Mac.
See this Apple doc on How to back up MobileMe data. It says:
Any websites you have published with iWeb should still be available within iWeb. iWeb stores everything in a Domain file, normally located in the ~/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder (although it can be moved). If you no longer have this file, you can view your currently published pages and manually recreate them within iWeb, but there is no way to import published pages back into iWeb. You can manually back up the Domain file, or use Backup to back it up.
If you don't have that Domain file on your old Mac, paragraph 2.3 of this FAQ page gives some tips on how to use published files, graphics, photos, etc., to help rebuild the site from scratch:
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWebBackupretrieve.html

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