Previewing Pages via Testing Server Unusable???

Hello,
I typically set up a local testing server during development.
When hitting F12, Dw uploads the current page to the testing
server, and then correctly shows that page in my browser. However,
Dw DOES NOT update the CSS file, and since most changes these days
are done in the linked/attached CSS file (even while editing the
main html page), this F12 preview in browser shortcut is unusable.
The only workaround I know of is to click on synchronize in
the files panel, click preview and then OK in two different dialog
boxes.
Does anyone know how to make Dreamweaver upload ALL dependent
files to the testing server upon pressing F12?

There is a roundabout way to do this by using "upload files
on save",
but I would not recommend using that unless you are very good
about
making backups to all of your files.
Another solution would be to Preview in Browser using "Temp"
files.
HTH,
Randy
> I typically set up a local testing server during
development. When hitting
> F12, Dw uploads the current page to the testing server,
and then correctly
> shows that page in my browser. However, Dw DOES NOT
update the CSS file, and
> since most changes these days are done in the
linked/attached CSS file (even
> while editing the main html page), this F12 preview in
browser shortcut is
> unusable.
>
> The only workaround I know of is to click on synchronize
in the files panel,
> click preview and then OK in two different dialog boxes.
>
> Does anyone know how to make Dreamweaver upload ALL
dependent files to the
> testing server upon pressing F12?

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daoliver wrote:
> Surely the preview feature must not be bound by this
restriction. What might
> be done to get preview to work properly with this local
testing server?
You need to define the testing server correctly in your site
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Why is preview in browser uploading my page to my server and trying to show from there?

I must've changed some setting because all of a sudden when I go to page in my browser DW connects to my server and tries to show the page remotely as opposed to locally, which is what I'm used to, and is my preference at least for now. I'm sure it's something really simple but I havent been able to disable this feature.
help? thanks!

So let's make sure I understand. You have opened a file from your local site. You F12 to preview it in a browser. At that point, the FTP connection kicks in and the file is uploaded to the server, and then the browser is trying to view the page on the server? Sounds like you have configured your Testing server the same as the Remote server - is that the case? Look in the site definition to see this.

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> I only want to view it on my hard drive. I'm
> sure I set something up wrong on install but can someone
help me figure out
> how
> to change the settings? The message I'm getting is
>
http://localhost/Templates/main%20template.dwt.asp
in Safari.
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testing
server.
>
> I'd also like to preview in explorer but don't have it
installed on my
> machine. Do I have to purchase it just for previewing?
?? Do you mean windows Internet Explorer browser??
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http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

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Question:
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Or do I just need to define/relocate both the test server and my site to the same location?
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The http error codes are 404 (open DW) and 12150 (failed test URL).

Please see my responses inline below:
Moore6931 wrote:
I thank you for your help but I don't understand.
1. At this time, I edit the web site locally. When the changes are completed, then I copy the files to the remote (Go Daddy) server, with FTP.
Perfect. In that case, I'm not even going to try to change you to use Dreamweaver's in-built FTP as that will probably confuse you at this stage. In this case, go to 'Remote Info' and make it 'None' - remove all credentials from there - we dont need it configured within Dreamweaver if we aren't using it.
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testing server. When I go to preview, it uploads the file to the
remote server instead of the testing server. Then it goes and tries
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found error. If I try the same thing but use 2 network drives or 1
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Sounds like you are properly configured. I don't have a good
idea why this
is not working....
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>I have one Dreamweaver site defined.
>
> I have one domain (www.1.com) and an FTP account to
upload files to the
> folder
> pointed to by that domain. I am using this information
for my remote
> server as
> part of my Dreamweaver site.
>
> I have another domain defined (www.2.com) and another
FTP account to
> upload
> files to the folder pointed to by this domain. I am
using this information
> for
> my testing server as part of my Dreamweaver site.
>
> The pages I am building are Coldfusion, so I want to be
able to test them
> before deploying them to my live site (www.1.com). I
cannot setup a local
> server to do my testing.
>
> So, I should be able to checkout a file test.cfm, make
some changes, then
> hit
> the server debug button to preview those changes. It
should upload the
> file to
> the testing server and take me to the
www.2.com/test.cfm. Then, when I
> finished
> testing and check in the file it should upload it so it
is found at
> www.1.com/test.cfm.
>
> The problem I have is that when I got to test, it
uploads the file to
> www.1.com/test.cfm instead of www.2.com/test.cfm.
>
> If I use network drives instead of two FTP accounts,
everything works
> fine. I
> hit the server debug button, it transfers the file to
the right place.
>
> Sorry, if I didn't explain that well.
>
>

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If I view that new page on the Remote Server I get a 404 message. If I edit the Page URL to include the File Name extension, I have no problem on the Remote Server.
Now for example: In File Manager I have the following directory structures:
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Ile extensionsyouseefor these are needed to work via FTP and understnd HTML formatting etc.
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Have also posted this on the MAMP forum.

Hi Kanstantin,
Ieve tested the database connectivity through sqlplus using SYSTEM. But when I try to connect (Mount the repositiry server from MDM console, I facing the problem mentioned.
Please let me know if I need to do anything else.
For your info:
The following are the tnsnames entries
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(DESCRIPTION =
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LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
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Regrads,
Varadhu
Edited by: Varadhu on Aug 6, 2009 10:49 AM

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