Is Dreamweaver backward compatible to 2005 or do I need to recreate my entire Web site?

After many years, my company finally upgraded to CS5. I have a site created in the 2005 version of Dreamweaver, with a navigation bar exported from Fireworks as an htm file "required" on every page. After installing CS5, my design pages show only the navigation bar, and all the drop-downs appear visible in text format. The copy for the remainder of the page (following the navigation bar) remains in the html code, but it does not show on the design page. At the top of the design page, it shows a gif file with the name of the navigation bar file followed by a yellow mark and then </head> in yellow. What do I need to re-do to make the transition from the very old version to the current one? Thank you!

I seriously doubt your 2005 MM_Rollover Menus will perform well in all modern web devices:  IE9, Smartphones, iOS devices, etc...   The sad truth is that those menus were horrible in 2005.  By today's web standards, they are totally unacceptable.  You should take this opportunity to switch over to a better menu system.
Install Widget Browser, and grab Spry 2.0 from the Widget Exchange.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/widgetbrowser/
In answer to your question about backwards compatibility, DW is an HTML editor.  If your old site is HTML, it will work in DW CS3, 4, 5 or 5.5.    However, coding & web accessibility standards have changed quite a lot since 2005.   In the long run, a new site might be a very good thing.  :-)
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media  Specialists 
http://alt-web.com/
http://twitter.com/altweb

Similar Messages

  • Problems deploying VS 2005 Web Site with Crystal Reports

    If it's not one assembly reported missing, it's another. Runs fine on my local machine, but can't deploy to a test environment on my company's server. How can I force crystal to install everything on the server that is needed so that my clients (end users) can run this report?
    We are not running Crystal RAS.
    When I set up my msi, I made sure to set it to take assemblies from my local machine. Yet, my local machine does not seem to contain all of the assemblies that it needs. They're not showing up in the bin anyway.
    I am using non-embedded report files (as you can see from my code below) so that I can change reports on the fly, if necessary without recompiling the entire app.
    I am using the ReportDocument object.
    Error as follows (when run from any desktop) in IE.
    Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
    Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
    Exception Details: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
    Source Error:
    Line 21:         'Server.MapPath(strPath)
    Line 22:
    Line 23:         crMissing218 = New ReportDocument
    Line 24:
    Line 25:         Dim file As String = Server.MapPath("\reports\CrystalReports\crmissing218.rpt")
    Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MicsaReports\Missing218s.aspx.vb    Line: 23
    Assembly Load Trace: The following information can be helpful to determine why the assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' could not be loaded.
    === Pre-bind state information ===
    LOG: User = NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
    LOG: DisplayName = CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304
    (Fully-specified)
    LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/MicsaReports/
    LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MicsaReports\bin
    Calling assembly : CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304.
    ===
    LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
    LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MicsaReports\web.config
    LOG: Using host configuration file:
    ?\c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet.config
    LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config.
    LOG: Post-policy reference: CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/micsareports/aa1e0492/7939610/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.DLL.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/micsareports/aa1e0492/7939610/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.DLL.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/MicsaReports/bin/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.DLL.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/MicsaReports/bin/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.DLL.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/micsareports/aa1e0492/7939610/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.EXE.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/micsareports/aa1e0492/7939610/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.EXE.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/MicsaReports/bin/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.EXE.
    LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/MicsaReports/bin/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer/CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer.EXE.
    Stack Trace:
    [FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.]
       CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument..cctor() +0
    [TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument' threw an exception.]
       CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument..ctor() +0
       Missing218s.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MicsaReports\Missing218s.aspx.vb:23
       System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99
       System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47
       System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1061
    Any help with this would be most appreciated. Is there a KB that deals with deploying a VS 2005 WEB SITE with Crystal?
    Thank you,
    Bob

    Okay. So I installed the correct MSMs, opened the deployment document that came with it entitled, "Crystal Reports for .net Framework 2.0 - Deployment using Merge Modules" and got to page 4. At the bottom of page 4. It had me create a new Web Setup Project. The MSMs are included in the project, as they should be.
    On page 4, #7, it says "Build the project."
    #8 says Run your development setup.
    There are 3 panes on my VS interface (4 including the Solution Explorer). To me, they look like they need the information regarding what Web Site this is to deploy.
    I don't see any instructions on how to do this. I just blew away my old MSIs that I created because the previous document said not to use them.
    So, how do I add my Web Site to these panes?
    Thank you for your help with this.
    Bob

  • Dreamweaver cc not displaying page downloaded from a working web site which I can view

    I have tried installing Dreamweaver cs6 and cc both of which I have pulled down a working web site that I am able to view on my PC windows 8.1 also tried on Windows 7 both x64.
    When I open the index page in any of the mentioned Dreamweavers it asks to install the latest Shockwave player which I do but at the end of install it states it is already installed  then I've tried the
    Manage add ons in iE11 to able or disable shockwave, also Saftey active x filtering on & off.
    Does anyone have any suggestions please?
    William.

    You mention DW and IE almost as if one requires the other for add-ons. Are these problems happening in DW itself, or when you choose Preview in Browser using IE?
    If this is happening during previewing in IE, you need to reduce IE's security settings to view locally stored .swf content, which is insane of course, but it is Microsoft, so it doesn't always make any sense.
    If it's happening in DW, I'm not sure how you would go about fixing that, I haven't added Flash to a website in years due to iOS and Android not being able to render it. Most mobile devices can't see Flash, Adobe actually discontinued development of Flash for mobile a few years back, so the list of devices that Flash won't work on grows continuously.
    It's a dead technology as far as websites go. Switching over to html5, css and javascript for animations, effects and audio/video is the way to do it these days if you want to offer the content to your mobile viewers.

  • The Bluetooth low energy protocol is not backward compatible with classic Bluetooth protocol. My iPhone 4s can not find my sonny in-dash player. However my iPhone 3GS does it. Very disappointed with this. Any idea how it can be fixed???

    The Bluetooth low energy protocol is not backward compatible with classic Bluetooth protocol.
    My iPhone 4s can not find my sonny in-dash player. However my iPhone 3GS does it. Very disappointed with this.
    Any idea how it can be fixed??????

    Hello,
    You are correct, Blue tooth low engergy, BTLE.(only) devices are not backward compatible with Classic bluetooth and cannot connect.
    However the Apple 4S and above have Bluetooth 4.0 support.. Hardware wise it has bothClassic Bluetooth, like the 3GS, as well as Bluetooth Low Energy.  There is no good reason why your 4s cannot communicate to your Sony in-dash player using the Classic bluetooth that resides in the 4S.
    I know that this does not answer the why it does not work, but it should work. Do you have to somehow re-pair the new phone up to the player?  Not  knowing the model of the Sony it is hard to investigate.
    And I hate to ask but are you sure that the Bluetooth radio is on in the phone?
    JT

  • XCelsius 2008 is not backward compatible with ver 4.5

    Post Author: Joseph
    CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
    I tried opening a project that was done with ver 4.5 but it just said that "Crystal Xcelsius is unable to load this file. This file may be corrupt or may have features that cannot be supported by this version of Crystal Xcelsius." So i guess I probably have to recreate the project in the 2008 version to take advantage of the new features available. So I imported the excel datasheet used in the old project to a new project in Xcelsius 2008 and tried recreating the objects from scratch. I had started with an accordion menu and two list boxes and then I decided to export to swf to test. However, the result was disappointing. I could only see the two list boxes but not the accordion menu. There was a message saying "Initializing..." that stayed. Does this mean I have to recreate the excel data from scratch as well?

    Post Author: abrat
    CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
    X2008 is backward compatible with CX4.5.  But Jim is correct. There is a bug in X2008 which prevents it from opening some 4.5 models by double-clicking on the filename.  They can be opened from the File > Open menu.  This only affects opening the model.Due to the many changes between CX4.5 and X2008, the migration of old CX4.5 models is not clean.  Differences will be seen.  Most are cosmetic affecting only the look of the model.  But some tidy up, color changes and re-alignment work must be done.   There was no way to gain the benefits of X2008 and still keep CX4.5 models unchanged.Andy  

  • Thunderbolt/Firewire adapter backwards compatible?

    So I just bought a new 4TB G-Raid w/ Thunderbolt. Additionally, I bought a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, so I can connect my Firewire 800 equipped mac to the hard drive. IT DOESN'T WORK . I've read that they only work with a Thunderbolt equipped mac, to a female fw 800 cable. However, the deeper I've dug, I've heard that they are indeed backwards compatible (specifically with the G-tech drives), or that there can be software drivers that can make them backwards compatible. Anyone have any ideas??
    Speccs: 2010 mbp 17 inch. 2.53 ghz i5. 8gb RAM.

    Yes, I know that my mbp doesn't have a TB port, but I was hoping that the adapter would solve this problem, as it would change the connectivity to FW 800. I realize that is bottlenecking it, but I didn't have much choice because of the harddrive I had to buy. As for the eSata connections, I've never used that method. So I guess I wouldn't really know where to begin in considering that. However, the current drive I have now is:
    http://www.macmall.com/p/G-Technology-Racks-Enclosures-And-Arrays/product~DPNo~9 222671~pdp.hfejbdi?source=mwbgoogleshop&adtype=pla&kw=%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=CNCE47 L67rgCFU5xQgodYSoArg
    Thank you for your help! If all else fails, I'm just going to have to travel a bit further to buy a 4tb drive with FW, and return the one I just bought. Hopefully that's not the case....:/

  • Is The iPod Touch Backward Compatible With USB 1.1 Connections?

    Hi. I intend to get the iPod Touch soon. But, before I make the leap, I'd like to know whether the iPod Touch is backward compatible with my older USB 1.1 connections. Any help will be appreciated here. Thank you.

    Hello Castlegard,
    As mentioned, the Minimum System Requirements for the iPod Touch does specify USB 2.0, see the requirements here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1323
    While it is theoretically possible to sync over a USB 1.1 connection, your mileage may vary. Consider that USB 1.1 has a transfer rate of 12Mbit/sec, where USB 2.0 is 480Mbit/sec, so USB 2.0 is basically 40x faster. Transferring small files may succeed, but when you try to get iTunes to update or restore an iPod Touch, it will be trying to push a 300MB file (approximately) through a 12Mbit pipe. Trying to do updates or restore via USB 1.1 will often result in iTunes timing out before the process is complete.
    If I were to try to sync a 1.5GB movie over a USB 1.1 connection, I could probably go to downtown Sydney and have a nice dinner and attend a concert at the Sydney Opera House and still get back before the sync was complete. BTW, I live in California...
    If your computer is a desktop tower, upgrading to USB 2.0 is a relatively inexpensive proposition. If you are not a handy person with a phillips screwdriver or electical devices, most computer dealers or resellers will install for a nominal fee.
    Charles H.

  • Weblogic 8.1 backward compatible

    Hi all,
    I created an application using Weblogic8.1 workshop. I want to deploy the same
    on Weblogic 6.1 but I am getting lot of errors.
    Is Weblogic 8.1 backward compatible?
    Thanks in advance.
    -Jaya

    Jaya wrote:
    Hi all,
    I created an application using Weblogic8.1 workshop. I want to deploy the same
    on Weblogic 6.1 but I am getting lot of errors.
    Is Weblogic 8.1 backward compatible?No.
    Robert

  • Is Compressor 4.1.2 backwards compatible with FCP7?

    Last year I transferred FCP7 to my 2013 MBP from my 2008 MBP and for whatever reason Compressor did not migrate over. I tried copying it and moving it but it will not work. So I figured I would buy the new Compressor but I want to check first to see if it's backwards compatible.

    Is there any interoperability? No. Can you export self-contained movies from FCP 7 and import them into Compressor/  Of course.
    Many experienced FCP editors advise against "transferring" or migrating any of the FCS applications. If you were the purchaser of the Final Cut Studio suite yourself, you should still have the install disks, from which you can easily install C 3.5. That's the recommendation for most reliable performance,
    Russ

  • Backward compatible from CC to CS6

    To save backward compatible doesn't work in CC. I can't open the file in CS6. Why?

    Berna,
    It sounds as if we are looking at some strange malfunction.
    This is a general list of things you may try when something goes rather wrong; in your case, 1), 2), and 5), would seem less likely; if you like your settings, you may prefer 4) to 3):
    It seems that something is seriously wrong.  You may try the following (you may have tried/done some of them already) and see whether it helps (the following is a general list of things you may try when it is not in a specific file; 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences):
    1) Close down Illy and open again;
    2) Restart the computer;
    3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
    4) Move the folder with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
    5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy);
    Even more seriously, you may:
    6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool, and reinstall.
    http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

  • CC Apps NOT Backward compatible with Master Collection 6.0...WHY NOT?!!!!

    This is just horse doodoo. Adobe, you've already got us hooked and paying out the nose, so WHY do I have to save all of my files in an OLDER version (InDesign, for instance) when I'm working on them in Creative Cloud just so I can be able to open them with my MasterCollection6 I paid $3000+ for?
    I should NEVER see the message: "Cannot save because file was created with a newer version Creative Cloud..." when I am working with your latest NON-MONTHLY CS6 Master Collection Apps. It is a pain in the a$$ and slows down our workflow.
    PLEASE, either give your loyal Master Collection 6 customers updates that make our Apps compatible with Creative Cloud, or start making Creative Cloud Apps backward compatible with our 6.xx version!
    Stop trying to hold us hostage with your plans to monthly-revenue everything we already paid thousands for, please!
    Sincerely pisT,
    Small Business Owner

    New features in new software does sometimes mean that new files do not open in old software
    Microsoft also does this... the new DOCX documents will not open in the old Word 97 (and, in fact, I had to buy MS Office 2003 because MS Office 97 would not even install and run on Windows 7)

  • Why am I forced to update my OS because the Cloud desktop is not backward compatible with OS X 10.6.8? [was: Why do you do this...]

    Why do you do this... My mac is old pro running Version 10.6.8 and now I cant up load the creative cloud desk top app without updating the OS. Why cant these apps be backward compatible? I am perfectly happy with V 10.6.8 and my old pro..

    There is no requirement to move on from your old pro.  I still use mine.

  • Edge Animate 2014.1 not backwards compatible to 2014.0 documents

    This is a request to Adobe:
    Minor version revisions should not cause project incompatibilities in .an project files!
    The update to 2014.1 Edge Animate (October 2014) causes trouble in lab settings. My students using 2014.1 on their personal machines cannot open their work on 2014.0. All of our lab computers have 2014.0 installed. I can understand major revision incompatibilities, but minor revisions should be bug fixes and simple updates and should not affect projects created *yesterday*.
    This is endlessly frustrating, because we have to call upon our staff tech support any time a minor bug fix is put into place with CC.
    In terms of addressing this issue, how might someone go about updating a .an project file to be backwards-compatible? In Edge Animate, no option exists to save backwards.
    Thanks for any help on this issue.

    Composition created withe Edge 2014.1 is not backward compatible with  Edge 2014.0.  More info
    Changing the minimumCompatibleVersion will have undesirable side effects.
    For sharing with others you can create the composition in 2014.0  itself.
    FYI: You can install both Edge 2014.0  and Edge 2014.1 side by side on the same machine.

  • Can Framemaker 12 save files down in Framemaker 11 and 10 ? Is it backward compatible?

    Can Framemaker 12 save files down in Framemaker 11 and 10 ? Is it backward compatible?
    Thanks,

    > Times New Roman ... you’re probably using the Unicode version of it ...
    Port a legacy font from the FM7 machine to the FM12 machine, such as Type1 Times, and convert the document to that on the FM12 machine.
    This may not completely solve the problem, as FM8 and later, when opening a pre-FM8 document, appears to convert some things to Unicode code points (even to the point of synthesizing a Unicode encoding of a legacy font, see Re: Adding the Trademark symbol to a document). Saving back to MIF7 probably does not convert the code points back, and FM7 may well complain, or crash, or something.
    If the problem is limited to certain special characters, like ™, there may be work-arounds, like invoking them only as Variables.
    This Unicode border between FM7.2 and FM8 may prove to be one-way for many documents, rather like the spikes at the exit of rental car lots. Do not back up. Extreme document damage may result.

  • Actions created using tool recording backward compatible?

    Are actions created using the new "allow tool recording" option in PSCS6 backward compatible to previous versions? IOW, would an action created under CS6 using this option play correctly in CS4 or CS5 versions?

    JJ didn't quite say it, but the answer to your original question is no.  Older versions will not recognize the steps in which tool operations are recorded.  I've tested it.
    Keep in mind also that actions with tool recordings in them can be quite huge.
    -Noel

Maybe you are looking for