Dreamweaver templates and video aaargh.

I've designed a general template for my website and put in a
general editable region for the content. I've created pages based
on this template and find I can add text or images to the content
area but not video. It says it has to edit the main template code
and won't go any further.
So, I noticed that it's trying to put a bit of script
checking for the flash player version into the page, so I copied
and pasted this bit of script into the template and tried just
pasting the relevant code to load the video flv in my actual page
but it doesn't play anything. All a bit tedious and long winded. I
thought the idea of templates was to enable a single point of
defining page layout and that one could creating pages based on
this with anything you wanted in, but they seem a bit limited. Is
this true? Am I wasting my time or can someone point me in the
right direction?.
cheers

Here's the problem. When you enable that check for Flash
version, DW tries
to write it into the body tag of the child page. That is
impossible since
you cannot write into the body tag of a Template child page.
The simple
solution is to NOT check for Flash version. That will work.
If you MUST check for Flash version, then you would need to
make a dummy,
non-Template controlled page, insert your Flash there. Copy
the code placed
between <body> and </body> into the editable
region of your child page, and
copy the call to the Flash check into a new editable region
that you place
immediately above the </body> tag in the Template page
(and allow to
propagate to all child pages. You would then place this call
in script tags
into that editable region.
But first, tell us which DW you are using, please?
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"little liz" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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>
>
> I've designed a general template for my website and put
in a general
> editable
> region for the content. I've created pages based on this
template and find
> I
> can add text or images to the content area but not
video. It says it has
> to
> edit the main template code and won't go any further.
>
> So, I noticed that it's trying to put a bit of script
checking for the
> flash
> player version into the page, so I copied and pasted
this bit of script
> into
> the template and tried just pasting the relevant code to
load the video
> flv in
> my actual page but it doesn't play anything. All a bit
tedious and long
> winded.
> I thought the idea of templates was to enable a single
point of defining
> page
> layout and that one could creating pages based on this
with anything you
> wanted
> in, but they seem a bit limited. Is this true? Am I
wasting my time or
> can
> someone point me in the right direction?.
>
> cheers
>
>
>

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or

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>
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"ogre11" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> It seems on occasion - especially with the embed tag - a
relative file
> path in
> the dwt file becomes an absolute file path in the file
it makes. The
> worst
> thing is that it doesnt happen consistently, Ive created
4 files from a
> template and now all of a sudden when i make a new one
the path doesnt
> update.
> I'm also using coldfusion with these tags which could be
the problem.
> Either
> way I dont want to have to reedit every page with
notepad. Heres my code
>
> template code:
>
> <object
classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
> codebase="
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#
> version=7,0,0,0" width="730" height="295"
align="middle">
> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"
/>
> <cfoutput>#IEcat#</cfoutput>
> <param name="quality" value="high" />
> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
> <cfoutput><embed
src="../new/flash/navigation6a.swf#cat#"
> quality="high"
> bgcolor="##ffffff" width="730" height="295"
align="middle"
> allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
> pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/> </cfoutput>
> </object>
>
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>
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classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
> codebase="
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#
> version=7,0,0,0" width="730" height="295"
align="middle">
> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"
/>
> <cfoutput>#IEcat#</cfoutput>
> <param name="quality" value="high" />
> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
> <cfoutput><embed
>
src="file:///D|/KMI%20websites/centerplate.ca/site/new/flash/navigation6a.swf#ca
> t#" quality="high" bgcolor="##ffffff" width="730"
height="295"
> align="middle"
> allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
> pluginspage="
http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
/> </cfoutput>
> </object>
>
> on a side note, in the object param tag when using the
output tags inside
> the
> quotation marks of the value it turns all non
alphanumeric characters into
> ascii
>
> any help on either problem will be much appreciated
>

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IMO.
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>>
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Hi,
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Online Java Training wrote:
Hi,
I am using dreamweaver templates for my online java training website http://www.javatutoronline.com .
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?>
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<?php
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          session_start();
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?>
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Hi all,
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I am thinking of using AllWebMenus (the menu-making program) in a site based on a DW template that I'll create. If anyone uses AllWebMenus together with DW I'd be grateful for an answer.
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That's the wrong syntax for a file include. It should be
either of these -

or

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>
>
>> 
>>
>> And I get the following error when saving the
template:
>>
>> Unbalanced body tag
>>
>> I have checked and I definetly have opening and
closing body tags in the
>> HTML.
>
> Is the include file JUST the html that would be correct
syntax for where
> it
> is used in the main file?
>
> In other words- included files should not be complete
html docs with their
> own head and body tags. That would result in multiple
head and body tags
> in
> the assembled files.
>
>
> --
> Alan
> Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
>
>
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>
>
>

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Support experience for your Small Business owner clients can now be owned by partners (see below).
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As a partner, you are probably already offering various additional services to your clients besides building & maintaining their BC site. Support, tailored specifically to your client needs, is usually one of these value-added services. We are now enabling you to take your Support service to the next level. In Partner Portal Settings, you have the option to set a custom URL for what will open when your client clicks on Help & Support inside Admin Console:
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Installed additional hardware - we have installed additional web servers on all our data centers, that translate into an increase of the existing capacity with over 70%.
Updated DNS infrastructure - we have improved the DNS resolution for email delivery so that we can increase the rate at which we're sending the system operational emails
HTTP acceleration – all sites static assets are served from a new cache engine (images, CSS and JavaScript files, together with improved headers that should allow the browser to cache them better for a browsing session). This update has been turned on along with our April release, and has made all the BC sites load faster on first and on subsequent loads.
Accelerated site/partner creation – we've changed the way new sites are created for faster speed, pre-creating them and reusing pre-created sites when needed, and have also improved the creation process for new partners, minimizing the impact of new CCM customers on the existing datacenters.
Adobe ID for partners - in order to support an integrating experience between the various Adobe tools a partner may use (Dreamweaver, Muse, Support forums) we have added Adobe ID support for Business Catalyst partner accounts. Starting April 19, partners are asked to merge their current Business Catalyst account with their Adobe ID accounts. For more details about the transition process and FAQ please read the Introducing Adobe ID blog post.
Updated Terms of Use - Along with several other changes in our processes in the past few months, we also revamped our Terms of Use and the signature process by requesting every admin user to sign a TOU. We have completed the rollout for partners, and we might be pushing an updated partner Terms of Use version within the following weeks. For more details and questions about this change, read the New Terms of Use for Business Catalyst blog post.
Features and enhancements
Site templates
To support the increasing number of partners building, sharing or reusing templates to create new sites, we're extending our site templates support from our partner portal with a new template type and improved management support. The update is going to enable partners to mark sites as templates and choose between making them available in Online Business Builder and keeping them private in their partner portal. A template site will not expire and has the same limits as any other trial site.
Based on your partner level, you can create private or public templates using the Site Details screen or the Tools>My Site Template section from your Partner Portal. Standard partners can only create private templates, while Free Partners can only view site templates that have been transferred to their accounts by other partners.
The number of templates a partner will have will be limited and will vary based on partner level: free partners can store up to 5 templates in their partner portal, standard partners have up to 100 site templates while Premium Partners might have up to 200 templates. Paid sites marked as templates are not counted against these limits.
Business Catalyst Partner fixes
While we are really focused on making the Business Catalyst integration into Creative Cloud a smashing success, we are slowly resuming our efforts to deliver fixes that have been requested by our partners. This release includes the following partner fixes:
Improved product custom fields - we have increased the maximum number of characters for product custom fields to 1024 (previous limit was 256); this gives partners and customers additional space to use when working with products
Improved Secure Zone subscribers list - we have added the customer email address in the Secure Zone Subscribers list to enable partners better filter and manage customers
Better experience when exporting data - to prevent customer confusion when exporting data from Mac computers, we have removed the export to excel option and exporting in CSV format by default.
Social plugins integration updates
Starting with our May release, we are updating the social plugins support to require users to get the plugin code from the third party provider and saving into his Business Catalyst website. The module tags and configuration will remain unchanged, but will render an empty tag until the partner or site owner will update the module template to include the corresponding module code snippet from the third party platform provider.
For more information about how you can enable the Social Plugins on a Business Catalyst websites, read the Social Media: Integrating Facebook and Twitter knowledge base article.
Other changes
Updated weekly emails - Starting with our May release, the information in the site weekly emails has been filtered based on the site's plan. For example, webBasics site reports will no longer include the sales report.
Localization - we improved and increased the coverage of the admin interface translations into German, French and Japanese
Site Settings -> Ignored IP addresses has been relocated under Reports -> Visitors -> More.
BC-Dreamweaver integration performance improvements
Development Dashboard has been removed, as it didn't provide a clear useful, ongoing benefit. The information present in the development dashboard has been integrated into our new Help & Support section.
Payment gateway settings - for more privacy and data protection, we have updated the Payment Gateway configuration screens to obfuscate the sensitive login information. Fields that have been obfuscated are now requiring confirmation.
Report abuse badge on trial sites - for compliance reasons, a "Report Abuse" link has been added to the front-end of all trial sites of free partners that don't have any paid sites. When they click the Report Abuse link, site visitors are redirected to a form submission page on businesscatalyst.com site.
Issues fixed by May release
Issues 3051303, 3168786 - Workflow notifications - Fixed a problem preventing workflow notifications emails from being sent.(see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Issue 3164074 - Fixed a bug causing the lightbox gallery created from Muse to be displayed behind page elements
Issue 3162810 - Fixed a bug in rendering engine to prevent content placed between body and head tags being incorrectly moved inside the body tag
Issue 3166610 - Fixed a broken link to Partner Portal in Internet Explorer
Issue 3175003 - Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect price display for the Year One-Off Setup Fee when upgrading a site from Admin using CB
Issue 2567278 - Fixed a bug causing site replication to ignore product attributes
Issue 2947989 - CRM passwords are now case sensitive
Issue 2723731 - Removed CSS files from the head section of the Layouts files, when downloaded and opened in Dreamweaver, via the BC extension
Business Catalyst new admin interface updates
Added "Save and Add New" button in Web App Item Add & Edit screens (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Updated Quick Actions menus to add more actions (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Fixed an issue causing Recent items menu to display deleted items (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Fixed a display issue on File Manager making top buttons unreachable (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Fixed the scrollbars in Email Marketing>Campaign>Stats>Bounced Emails reports (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Fixed an issue causing Recent items menu to brake after selecting the current page from the Recent Items menu (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Replaced the Success notification displayed when selecting Users or Permissions tabs from User Roles with an Warning
Change the action label displayed in User Roles list from View to Edit to match the list pattern from Admin Users
Fixed a missing file JavaScript error occurring when trying to open image manager from product details-> Attributes -> options
Moved System Emails section from Site Setting to Site Manager (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Updated Domain Management interfaces to close the modal window and refresh the domain list after successfully adding a domain
Fixed an issue preventing the Hyperlink Manager to function properly (see get satisfaction forum discussion)
Updated the confirmation message received after copying a page to match the new workflow and button names
Fixed an issue causing the current screen or section to not be highlighted in the menu
Updated styling on the new dashboard, user management and email accounts interfaces
Updated dashboard reports filters and chart display; made the chart and the filter use the site time zone
Fixed an issue preventing users from inviting new admin users or create new email accounts on Internet Explorer 8
Fixed an issue preventing users from deleting Email Accounts or Admin Users in Internet Explorer 8
Fixed some issues preventing password recovery email from being sent
Removed the alert message displayed when the user or email account limit has been reached
Added localization for the simplified dashboard
Fixed display issues for site limits, domains and user list in the simplified dashboard
Added Custom reports for webBasics plan
Fixed a bug generating a "500:Collection error" on the simplified dashboard when user did not had View users permission
Added TOU checkbox in the email account setup screen
Updated Site Preview link in the dashboard to load the default domain
Fixed an issue in the new File Manager forcing a user to press Undo twice in order to see the change take effect if the code that was previously formatted contained any <"tag" with more than 2 lines
Fixed an issue causing the File Manager editor toolbar to incorrectly render if page URL path is longer than certain value; starting with this release, the site URL is trimmed
Fixed an issue causing the invite users to be displayed as [object Object] in dashboard and admin user list
Fixed a bug in the new admin causing the interface to become unresponsive when using the browser Back button
Fixed an issue in the new File Manager causing "Save Draft" button to publish the default page template instead of creating a draft version
Fixed a broken invite link issue in the Email Account invite email
Updated loading indicators in File Manager and Email Accounts screens
What's next
The first item on the what's next list might not be news for many of you, but it's definitely one of the most important milestones this year. The Creative Cloud launch is just around the corner, and Business Catalyst is playing an important role in that, as the publishing platform for Adobe® Muse and Dreamweaver. This launch will capture all our attention within the next weeks as we want it to be our best ever.
We'll start our next development cycle on May 15th, while the next Business Catalyst release is going to be pushed live in mid June. That being said, the following items are already on our launch plan for the next release and a few more will join the list. Please expect an update on our 2012 plans around mid May.
HTTP throttling – all page load and API calls to BC will be protected against attacks, this might trigger problems for API heavy sites. We are looking into enabling this update along with our June release, and will help make sure that a reasonable number of requests will be accepted from the same computer per minute.
Automatic site deletion - Starting with the June release, we are going to start automatically delete expired trial sites and canceled sites. Customers will be notified twice before we are going to proceed with deleting the sites.
Thank you,
Cristinel Anastasoaie
Adobe Business Catalyst Product Manager

In reference to this change in the Custom Reports... Better experience when exporting data - to prevent customer confusion when exporting data from Mac computers, we have removed the export to excel option and exporting in CSV format by default.
What is the customer confusion we are trying to stop here? I've got even more confused customers at the moment because all of a sudden they can't find the export to excel option but know it exists if they log in on a PC?
Mark

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I recently installed Dreamweaver 8 along side of Dreamweaver
MX. After the install was complete I tried to use Dreamweaver 8 and
found that certain (letter) keys were not reconginzed when I typed
them in the design window. I then tried typing in the code window
and they would not work there either.
Any suggestions?

What OS?
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>I recently installed Dreamweaver 8 along side of
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