Help with Contribute CS3

I'm working for a gallery with Contribute CS3, and we have recently had the Mac updated to Mountain Lion. Unfortunately, Contribute will no longer open. When I try to launch the program, a dialog box pops up and reads "No Document types have been found. The application will exit now." To add fuel to this fire, no one here seems to be able to locate the original install discs. Is this something I can fix, or is it time to update the program entirely?
Thanks in advance,
Melanie Davis

I don't think that CS3 is going to run on Mountain Lion. You'll probably need to upgrade at this point.

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Client can't edit site with Contribute CS3

I put a site online last week (www.dunelakeslodge.co.nz) and
supplied my
client with Contribute CS3 to update it, supplying her a
connection key.
She is connecting OK, but when she tries to edit a page she
gets a
message saying she "can't edit this page because Dave Addison
(that's
me) is already editing it. Please contact blah, blah...".
I have connected to the site myself with Contribute 3, and
got a similar
error: "you can't edit this site because you are already
editing it on
another computer"!!
It gave me the option to "unlock" the page, which I selected,
and I was
then able to edit the page. However, my client still can't.
Anyone got a solution to this?
thanks
Dave

I'm sure someone here will be able to help, but just curious
if you've tried
posting in the Contribute forum at all?
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"Dave Addison" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]..
>I put a site online last week (www.dunelakeslodge.co.nz)
and supplied my
>client with Contribute CS3 to update it, supplying her a
connection key.
>
> She is connecting OK, but when she tries to edit a page
she gets a message
> saying she "can't edit this page because Dave Addison
(that's me) is
> already editing it. Please contact blah, blah...".
>
> I have connected to the site myself with Contribute 3,
and got a similar
> error: "you can't edit this site because you are already
editing it on
> another computer"!!
>
> It gave me the option to "unlock" the page, which I
selected, and I was
> then able to edit the page. However, my client still
can't.
>
> Anyone got a solution to this?
>
> thanks
> Dave
>

Need help installing Contribute CS3

I'm stuck on reinstalling my Contribute CS3. I've clicked on Local/Network on the question " How do you connect to your web server?" in the connection wizard part of the installation process and have no idea how to answer the next question they ask which is "What is the network path to your web site?" Can anyone help me on this

I unfortunately can't talk you through the process step by step.. I don't have the same version you're using and cannot reinstall english CS3, nor do I know where exactly in the whole process you're at now. I suppose the install of Contribute CS3 finished and you're now faced with having to create a new connection.
In order to do so, you prolly have to chose Edit > My Connections (exact names might be a bit off, I am using a German version) from Contributes main menu, then click "New.."
Where you went the wrong way the last time was by selecting "I am connecting to my website via... Local/Network". Choose "FTP" instead.
You'll need your FTP login data, if you didn't write that down, you need to ask your hosting company to send it to you.
You're looking for the following pieces of information:
FTP host name - usually looks kinda like this: ftp.mysite.com
FTP user name
FTP password
perhaps ftp folder - thats the folder where your "start page" is located, most times this can be left blank however.
If your site was protected with an Administrator password, you'll need that as well. Chances are your hosting company doesn't know it - it was set by whomever created the homepage and first enabled it for use with Contribute.
Adobe Support might be able to talk you through the setup process on the phone, but in order for them to do so, you'll need to have the above info at hand before you call them.
Is it possible that somebody setup your homepage for you and was sending you a Contribute connection keyfile? That would explain why you never had to go through these steps before. If that's the case, it might be easier to ask that person for another copy of the connection key file..

Edit blog with Contribute CS3

Hi, i've made my web site using iWeb and uploaded it to my iDisk using iWeb
I have a blog page made with iWeb
can I use Adobe Contribute CS3 to modify and create blog entries on my site?
I ask because I have a friend who i'd like to have a blog on the site but don't want to hassle of syncing two different copies of iweb
any help appreciated, D

contribute seems to be able to connect to your .mac web hosting
My impression is that it cannot connect to the space used by iWeb, only to iDisk/Sites, used by Homepage. Is that right?
any ideas on how to edit iweb blogs without using iweb? i know its a tough one
I can't imagine there is any practical way to do this. You should use blogger or some other blogging system if you need that capability.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 with Contribute CS3

Good Afternoon,
I have Adobe CS3 Web Premium edition, but a colleague located
interstate is using DreamWeaver MX 2004. I would like him to design
a dreamweaver template for use in Contribute CS3. Are there any
known compatibility issues with doing this, or any DreamWeaver CS3
features that we would maybe miss out on?
Thanks in advance!

I don't think this would be a problem, since you can
administer the site from within Contribute. The template souirce
code hasn't changed, so Contribute will find the templates and the
editable regions.
You could always decide to turn of the compatiblity in
dreamweaver if there are problems with the cheking in and out
system.

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Recently purchased new Macs for the department. Cannot install CS3! It asks for the CS2 license number which we have. Turns out it doesn't recognize it. Called customer support and everyone had the same answer, but no solution. I purchased the CS2 corporate license when we had about 6 Macs. Now, we're down to 3 so I purchased the CS3 as individual suites. They said there is no workaround with getting CS3 to recognize the CS2 license! We called 4 different times and talked to 4 different reps who gave us all the same broken-record response. Any help with be greatly appreciated!

I believe that is essential what the customer service folks were telling my designer. However, both was installed before on the old Macs (CS2 corporate licensed and CS3 individual license) - that's the odd thing, is that it worked before on an older system. All we did was buy new hardware.
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Dreamweaver CS3 incompatible with Contribute CS3

All my Conribute connections no longer work with DW CS3 &
CT CS3. Why?
1. I have correctly set up a remote connection in Contribute.
The contribute connection to the website IP is established.
2. The FTP connection from DW to the website IP is also
correctly established and working.
3. The connection information is identical for both
applications and verified.
4. PROBLEM: When trying to set up the Contribute connection
from within DW, the following error msg appears: "Dreamweaver could
not connect to the remote server. You cannot perform Contribute
administration tasks without a connection to the remote server.
Please fix the remote connection before proceeding."
5. NOTE: When the "Administer Site in Contribute" (or Test)
button is clicked in DW, it appears that several files are being
loaded to the remote server before the error message appears.
Subsequent attempts at clicking the buttons seems to load more
files. Very weird.
6. FACTS: There is no problem with the remote connection from
either DW or CT.
QUESTION: What's up with this message? Why is there a failure
to communicate between these two application that wasn't there
before?
Thanks in advance for any assistance,
Chris Kane

Contribute Connections have always sucked and break for a
variety of reasons. There is little acknowledgment or support from
Adobe on this issue, and many threads offer cryptic server settings
that should only be employed by a qualified web administrator.
You can sometimes solve the problem by trying some different
FTP settings.
In Dreamweaver Remote Info settings:
Passive FTP ON/OFF, or Server Compatibility--FTP Performance
optimization ON/OFF
In Contribute Advanced FTP settings, try toggling the
settings ON/OFF
Be willing to blow away your previous Administrative
Settings, so you will need to rebuild all of the roles,
permissions, and users....

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Hi all,
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message: Could
not create the Flash Animation because a component of
Dreamweaver is
missing. Please reinstall Dreamweaver.
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I bought DW CS3 directly from Adobe online and I
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> What version of DW do you have?
> When you reinstalled did you uninstalled before?
> What is your OS?
> Did you do the installation as an administrator?
> Is this copy a demo or not?

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k_hudson04 wrote:
> I am getting the following error from the website if I
try to go to the Adobe
> Dreamweaver CS3 free trial. Does anyone know how to help
me with this? Element
> TD_HEADER_LABEL_DREAMWEAVER is undefined in a CFML
structure referenced as part
> of an expression.
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Please, help with AS2 / CS3

In this zip file, I replaced the images, with blank photos, with the image titles, to make it easier to see the problem.
(download files) http://www.pbsjbuzz.tv/site_flash/site_flash.zip
(view online) http://www.pbsjbuzz.tv/site_flash
Thank you !
Hello, actionscript experts,
Please, help me, if you have the time. The company that I am doing some flash design work for, bought a template, from templatemonster.com. The template ID that they purchased, is 20643. I usually work more on the design/creative side, but I know a little of simple actionscript. Although, I can not figure out why this is not working, after some simple modifications. I believe that it is an issue with the actionscript, somewhere, in the "pages2/sub_menu2" part or somewhere, in the "pages2/gall_main2" part, in the .fla file. I am 99.99% finished with this site and I would greatly appreciate any of your help, in any way, possible. This site is currently online, for you to view, at your earliest convenience.
http://www.pbsjbuzz.tv/site_flash
NOTE: (Additional Information):
Sorry, about so much info!
This template originally came with 4 main menus (PORTFOLIO / ABOUT US / OUR NEWS / CONTACT US).
The PORTFOLIO section has 3 submenu links (INTERIOR / LANDSCAPE / ANIMALS).
I changed the 3 submenu links from, (INTERIOR / LANDSCAPE / ANIMALS), to (AVIATION / EDUCATION / FEDERAL).
Those work fine.
Now, I have added 4 additional submenu links. (LEISURE SERVICES / SUSTAINABLE DESIGN / TRANSIT / ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING).
So, I now have a total of 7 links, within the PORTFOLIO section, named (AVIATION / EDUCATION / FEDERAL / LEISURE SERVICES / SUSTAINABLE DESIGN / TRANSIT / ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING).
My first 3 links work perfect, but the other (4-7) links are not working, correctly.
They seem to link to the correct category, but do not load correct image, until you click on a thumbnail, then the big image loads, as it is supposed to do, but the thumbnails still have the wrong images loaded.
I have checked every word for word of the actionscript, but I still can not figure this out.
I believe that this is a simple solution, surely consisting of only 1 letter, word or sentence of code being wrong, somewhere, in the actionscript, within the flash (fla) file. I have the files, available to download, if anyone willing to help me needs them.
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function onFinish(success_boolean, gallery_obj, xml) { //This fhunction gets called as soon as the XML loads and gets parsed.
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play();
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//_root.link=_root.getMenuSystemOrder(0);
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import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
function pic_movs(my_x) {
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myTween = new Tween(name1, "_x", Strong.easeInOut, name1._x, my_x, 25, false);
When the "PORTFOLIO" page loads, this actionscript, is on the first frame:
_root.main_gall_num=1;
_root.gall_num=1;
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this.title2.gotoAndStop(num);
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frame 3 has:
_root.gall_num=3;
frame 4 has:
_root.gall_num=4;
frame 5 has:
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frame 6 has:
_root.gall_num=6;
frame 7 has:
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I added all of the extra images, to the xml file.
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did u try something like that :
for (var iii:uint=1; iii<5; iii++) {
root["item"+iii].addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,
mover1);
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itemOut1);
root["item"+iii].addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,
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1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before rightbrace.
Help?

It is because of this line of code at the end
myTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, addStars, animeStars);
if you read the documentation on addeventlistener it looks for these type of arguments to be passed
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean);
animeStars is not a boolean it is a function. Since you already have animeStars in your addStars function you can exclude it in the last event listerer. try this:
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I need help/tutor with layout/design/construction for a small publication. Looking for someone who knows ID3 and Word. If you know Illustrator & PS, all the better. Email - [email protected] with hourly rate. Most everything can be done via email/phone but consideration will be given to someone in the central valley/Sacramento/Stockton or greater SF Bay area. Thanks!

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I'm not at all saying that the new features arn't great, it's justs that such a large number of people and industries use Photoshop its hard to keep everyone happy. I don't intend this as a flame of any sort, just getting it off my chest.
Thanks again for the replies,
G

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I am trying to install CS3 on my laptop that does have 512mb
of ram, although it has intigrated graphics so it only reports
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the software. Is there any way to force the install??

dot45 wrote:
> if this is in the wrong forum, then please move it.
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place, but
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though you have
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threshold.
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full amount
of RAM, your only course of action seems to be to install
more RAM.
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