Learning dreamweaver cs4 before cs5.5

I have recently taken a course in dreamweaver cs5.5 at college and also have dreamweaver cs5.5 on my home computer and I am just messing about learning to hopefully one day do web design as a permanent job. I got offered to do a course today at a dramatically reduced price. It is only £99 for a course that usually costs £1200. It is all distance learning so over the Internet but has 12 months support and over 500 hours of training content but the only thing is that the course teaches dreamweaver cs4 and my question really is will this be beneficiall learning that version of dreamweaver?

I find it interesting that the course syllabus was not yet updated to CS5 or CS5.5.
Maybe that explains the "discounted" tuition??
I think you should take the appropriate course for your version of DW. You can do that at minimum expense ($25/month) at at Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Dreamweaver-CS5-tutorials/essential-training/58712-2.html
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/

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Learning Dreamweaver cs4

Hi, I want to learn Dreamweaver cs4 but don't know which is
the best book(s) or video tutorials I should learn from. There are
so many different materials out there its confusing. I am a
beginner so would like something I can go back to as reference in
case I forget about how to do something in the future. I am not a
techie kind of person, so I would like something that is easy for
me to follow and understand. A resource that is designed for
beginners and intermediate learner would be great. Has anybody
bought and use the video cd/dvd from Lynda.com? Is it worth the
price? or is a book better? Thanks for your help.

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> Hi, I want to learn Dreamweaver cs4 but don't know which
is the best
> book(s) or
> video tutorials I should learn from. There are so many
different materials
> out
> there its confusing. I am a beginner so would like
something I can go back
> to
> as reference in case I forget about how to do something
in the future. I
> am not
> a techie kind of person, so I would like something that
is easy for me to
> follow and understand. A resource that is designed for
beginners and
> intermediate learner would be great. Has anybody bought
and use the video
> cd/dvd from Lynda.com? Is it worth the price? or is a
book better? Thanks
> for
> your help.
>

Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5 required.

Hi all, my course requires me to download Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5.
I understand that CS4 has recently been removed fromm Adobe.
Please advise what icons/links I need to download both of these in adobe, or safely elsewhere?
Thanks TJ

Follow the steps below to download Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5
1. Navigate to Dreamweaver downloads page : http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=dreamweaver
2. Sign in with your Adobe ID.
3. Copy and paste the following links on the address bar one at a time and hit enter :
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 English Windows
http://trials2.adobe.com/Applications/Dreamweaver/CS4/Win/ADBEDRWVCS4_LS1.7z
http://trials2.adobe.com/Applications/Dreamweaver/CS4/Win/ADBEDRWVCS4_LS1.exe
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 English Windows
http://trials2.adobe.com/AdobeProducts/DRWV/11/osx10/Dreamweaver_11_LS1.exe
4. Save the files.
5. Run the .exe file to start the installation.

How to buy Dreamweaver CS4 or CS5? Don't want the Cloud. [was: installation]

I want to purchase Dreamweaver CS4 or 5, but I don't want to have to buy a cloud subscription. Do I have a choice?

Understood.
I've done work for non-profits and churches in the past.
Rather than Dreamweaver, I used Wordpress with Premium responsive Themes successfully.
It allows multi-author content contributors and it's free with lots of plugins to quickly and easily enhance functionality.
For example:
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At home I've made a web page in Dreamweaver CS5. My school however has CS4, is Dreamweaver like Flash and Illustrator where you need to save it as a legacy to open it in CS4? If I DO need to save it as a legacy, how do I do that?
Thanks.

csname wrote:
did i just misunderstand your response completely or do you REALLY mean that if i make a .dwt file using cs4 i will be able to open it without any problems and see exactly the same if i open it on the cs5 version?
if that is what you meant, then i cannot understand what other problem may be causing the complete opposite for me.
i need urgent help! please??? anyone??
i created all files using dreamweaver & fireworks cs4 version at work, at homei have version cs5 & i cannot open the files and see what i was expecting to see. i tried opening them with notepad & wordpad and all i get is gibberish, nonsense characters, nothing at all!
i tried finding the cs4 apps to download & install on my home pc & i could not find it anywhere. doesnt Adobe have these available? since it was purchased by my company and it has a bundle license, there's really nowhere to find it on the Adobe site by logging in, the files are not going to show on my own acct. i have the licenses but not the dl files! is there an online place [other than my own place of work] where i could find these so i can just dl them on my home pc so i can finish my project due first thing monday?
i need to either be able to open ALL these files with CS5 [including ALL fireworks graphics & dw files]?
OR
where can i find online the CS4 [dw & fw] app dl files so i can install them on my home pc?
thx so much!
I highly recommend starting your post as a new post as most users on this forum will ignore posts with answers marked. And if you feel something is different please post example files online for the DW side of things. As far as Fireworks files are concerned you may need to post in the Fireworks forums for that.

Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5 on Same Computer

I am thinking of upgrading to CS5.5 from CS 4. I would like to know if it is ok to have and use both versions on the same computer. I have projects ongoing in my current version and don't want to have to reconfigure them to operate correctly in the new version. I plan to start new projects in the new version in the future.
What do you think?

I would tend to agree with Hans. Chances are that unless you need to support a website with methods that are no longer part of the new version of Dreamweaver, you won't need to have both versions.
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I have one website that is using a Flash-based slideshow created in Dreamweaver CS3 that I have not updated to the more modern jQuery. Once I update that, I will be able to switch completely to CS 5.5 for all of my websites. There is absolutely no difference in the HTML or CSS code generated by the two applications, as the standards for HTML and CSS are precisely the same.
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I also needed to check off the checkbox in Preferences>New Document "Include Unicode Signature (BOM)" because that is not required for standard English and Roman-alphabet based websites and will flag an error in the W3C Validator.
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I have both versions installed on my computer. I can put files in CS4 to the server. When I close out of CS4 and use CS5 it (CS5) will not put a file to the server. I can do the test fine and it connects. I have copied all the settings and they are the same. I am useing the ip address of the server. I have disabled the firewall and have tried all settings for FTP type. Then when I go back to CS4 with my firewall turned on the connection works fine I can up load and download as usual. Is there some type of variation on how the two versions work? Any other idea of what to try?

I deleated the Server from CS5 and then closed the program. Opened the CS4 version exported the settings and then imported into CS5 then tried to put the file and it would not go error message says "
test.html - error occurred - An FTP error occurred - cannot put test.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
test.html"
So then I go back to CS4 and it works. In between I have deleated the file off the remote server so that it does not have to overwrite the information. Pretty wierd.

Frontpage Sites into Dreamweaver CS4

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Dr Dimento,
I have to confess that the first time I opened DW at the beginning of this week, my first reaction was OMG, what have I done, this is going to be impossible! I then spent a couple of hours just playing around and it all started to make some sense.
Before even installing DW, I spent some time studying the superb videos here:
http://tv.adobe.com/product/dreamweaver/
In particular, I would suggest you watch all the videos here:
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-dreamweaver-cs4/
These videos got me to the point where I now feel comfortable with DW. Some of the videos go by pretty quickly, so watch them twice. They are really excellent!
I would also suggest you read this:
Migrating from Microsoft FrontPage 2003 to Adobe Dreamweaver 8
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/frontpage_to_dw8.html
Hang in there.... I suspect we will both be glad we left FP behind once we get more familiar with DW.
John

Adobe acrobat 8 won't install with Indesign and Dreamweaver CS4

I have a client who I had to build a new computer for which is Windows XP Pro. On her original machine I had AA8, InDesign CS4, DreamWeaver CS4, Contribute CS5, Adobe Reader 9.3 and Adobe Photoshop 6. I have tried puting AA8 on the new machine that has all of the above on it and I get a response that I have a newer version of AA and it won't install. I don't have any AA on this machine so I'm not sure what to do. She says she can't edit PDFs or combine them and that she can't create a PDF ind Word and Xcel and edit them. Should I tell her to upgrade to AA9 so that it is compatible to the CS4/5 products?
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Lgarn

Thank you Bill for replying.
I have been able to install the disc but it tells me that I have to activate it with a time limit of 30 days and counting. Activation fails each time I've tried. As I'm nearing the end of the time limit I decided to contact Adobe for advice. They gave me a download package and new serial number but it's only suitable for OS XP and Windows 2000 so I'm unable to download it. I was told by the advisor if I still had problems to use the forum as a means of support so that's why I'm talking to people here.
I have uninstalled Adobe Acrobate Pro 7, so I might try reinstalling the disc to see if it gives me another 30 days grace, that, at least, would be a way around it.
I'll now follow the link you've given me. Though I do suspect I'm in a bit of a cul de sac.

Troubleshoot synchronization problems in Dreamweaver CS4

I am now having problems linking files; ie PDFs on my site in Dreamweaver CS4
I found this trouble shooting guide and followed both suggestions, but neither is working for me, any suggestions?
Here is a link to the adobe site describing the problem:
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Sorry I guess the link did not show but the paragraph describes it, I have cleared the cache, deleted the dwsync files and searched for all of them on my computer but I still can'y load a simple link....

I can't install dreamweaver CS4

I have buy Creative Suite design premium and i can't install dreamweaver CS4
before i installed DW CS4 beta for test and put the icon in the bin to desinstall it and now i can(t use the buy version
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You can't just trash Adobe apps. You need to uninstall them.
Now you'll need to hunt down the CS4 clean script and run that.
Bob

Dreamweaver CS4 falling apart!!!!

My Dreamweaver CS4 running on XP OS is getting a series of error messages:
-[When I open my document I get this error message]
The following translators were not loaded due to errors: ICERegions.htm: has configuration information that is invalid.
-[When I try to insert Image Placeholders I get this error message]
While executing onBlur in Image Placeholder.htm, the following JavaScript error(s) occurred: In file “Image Placeholder”; updateUI is not defined
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While executing onLoad in _beforeSave.htm, the following JavaScript error(s) occurred: In file “_beforeSave”; beforesave is not defined.
Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on - !!!!!!!!!!??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Solved it.
I went to http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405604.html#KnownJS
and followed these instructions>
4. Delete FileCache.dat files from the Dreamweaver user configuration folder.
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Note: The language folder below is an abbreviation of the language you are currently using. Typically there will only be one folder in this location.
Windows XP
\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4 [or CS5]\[language]\Configuration
Windows Vista/7
\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4 [or CS5]\[language]\Configuration
Macintosh OS X
/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS4 [or CS5]/[language]/Configuration
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Is this possible with Spry menu and Dreamweaver cs4?

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Gregg,WELCOME!!! To the Dreamweaver Spry Forum! I see it is your first post...
Instead of using frames (of any kind) to show "other" web pages within your present page, try out the Spry Tabbed Panels widget.
I think it will do what you want. I've used it quite a bit, in various incarnations, and it is quite satisfactory in not redrawing the page every time you strike a tab.
Here's a link to some Spry simulations: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/spry_simulations.html
And some more info on Widgets: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/10.0_Using/WS48A27B01-5D59-409c-99B2-CB838B2985FCa .html
Beth

Adobe TV Learn Dreamweaver CS5 & CS5.5?

Where are the exercise files for Learn Dreamweaver CS5 & CS5.5?

Most of the video tutorials on Adobe TV won't have exercise files to go along with the video. If they do, they'll be listed under "Show More Details" in the About This Episode section.
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DreamWeaver CS4-CS5 Creates Syntax Errors

I cannot seem to find any info on this online but my DreamWeaver CS4 and a trial of DreamWeaver CS5 both create PHP and SQL queries that are loaded with syntax errors. I use XAMPP on my computer as I have done for years, and it works fine with phpMyAdmin and Komodo Edit. DreamWeaver has been a nifty app to quickly knock out simple applications in that past, but now I spend too much time manually correcting syntax errors in PHP page queries.
Has anyone there heard of a fix for this? Several other web developers have told me that they entirely abandoned DW CS* series and moved on to other IDE's rather than try to fix the problem.
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                       GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp4'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp4img'], "int"),
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Here is what it should have written:
f ((isset($_POST["MM_update"])) && ($_POST["MM_update"] == "form1")) {
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                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['abouth1'], "text"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp1'], "text"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp2'], "text"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp2img'], "int"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp3'], "text"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp3img'], "int"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp4'], "text"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['aboutp4img'], "int"),
                        GetSQLValueString($_POST['siteID'], "int"));
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Dreamweaver will not produce such a mess when using column names which comply with the MySQL Naming Conventions and don´t contain (often quite problematic) hyphen characters.
That said, you´ll be on the safe side when renaming your columns by using underscores instead, example:
about_p3_img
Several other web developers have told me that they entirely abandoned DW CS* series and moved on to other IDE's rather than try to fix the problem.
Dreamweaver is certainly not a "perfect" PHP development IDE, but other IDEs (I use Komodo or Aptana at times and like them a lot...) aren´t perfect either. This may seem strange, but IMO Dreamweaver did do the - sort of - right thing by not letting the user get away with using such problematic characters, and that´s what those other IDEs I work with regretfully don´t pay attention to.

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