Site Definition Requirements to use Spry

What do my site definitions need to be set at to use Spry. I am using both DW 4 & 5.
Thanks

Thank you Murray,
Now a bit more detail. I currently manage a site that has been around for a long time. When I try to use spry accordian within that site (in a new or existing shtml document), the accordian features don't work properly (panel tabs and content are not distinguishable - just a list, and he tabs do not expand). If I save an existing or create a new shtml page to my desktop, and add spry accordian there, then save back to my original site, no problem. Adobe tech support told me that it was a problem with my "definitions" file. Any clues to what my problem is?
Best Regards....

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RickRoo wrote:
> If one searches for a word residing in one of the spry
tabbed
> panels,accordians (there could be many layers on a
single page of course), site
> search engines correctly take you to the page but
naturally does not open the
> correct tabbed panel (Zoom Search doesn't understand DW
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engine page, then you might be able to handle this (based upon your
description, the WrenSoft JavaScript finds that info out), but then
you'd also have to have a search engine built within your page that
will search through the page and figure out what tab the searched
term(s) are on, and then show that tab, but then what happens when
you have terms on multiple tabs in a tab group? You'll have to
determine which search terms are more important than other terms.
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panel:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/articles/data_api/index.html
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http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/tabbedpanels/tabbed_panel_unobtrusive.htm
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/tabbedpanels/tp_unobtrusive.js
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to test
locally. Otherwise you have to put the pages to the remote
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Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net
"bobmcinnis" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I just bought the book: Cold Fusion Web Application
Construction Kit and
>for
> the tutorial it's asking me to define a site and click
the radio button
> "Yes, I
> want ot use a server technology" and I choose Cold
Fusion. It then goes on
> to
> ask what the address is of my testing server. While I've
used Dreamweaver
> for
> many years, I have never used a testing server as far as
I know. I create
> the
> pages, preview in browser, then upload. Is this test
server needed for me
> to
> use ColdFusion in Dreamweaver?
>
> Also, this book says I should have ColdFusion installed
on my machine. Is
> this
> needed if my Web host has it on his server? I'm on Mac
OS 10.4
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>

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hi,
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Site definition Help needed....Thanks

I am working with Dreamweaver 8. Vista operating system. My problem is a simple one but I am really
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option to click in the text areas and change the name and path to
whatever you wish.
To answer your questions I will say the following:
1 - To do this would would serve no purpose I will explain
why with the answer to #2.
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because then DW would have access to work in the WINDOWS directory
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which corresponds to it that DW sees.

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- in Site name: box, "Unnamed Site 2" always appears;
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DW will just give a site a name when you first try to define
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option to click in the text areas and change the name and path to
whatever you wish.
To answer your questions I will say the following:
1 - To do this would would serve no purpose I will explain
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because then DW would have access to work in the WINDOWS directory
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user account on Windows XP (this is anything inside the
C:\Documents and Settings\Username folder, which includes your My
Documents folder). Now to jump back to #2. Without defining a
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PHP, ASP or any server-side script. You would also not be able to
insert Flash files onto your web pages nor would you be able to use
the new features such as Spry. This is because DW needs a folder to
work in so that it can create the associated files and folders
which accompany making those types of scripts and functions. You
don't necessarily need to connect it to a remote website if you do
not have one, but you do need to specify a local folder to work in
and I would highly recommend it. Thus defining the Name only gives
the site definition a way for you to reference the site, even if it
is for testing many sites. For instance I put my sites in a folder
called "Sites" and then inside that folder I have many subfolders
which are defined sites in Dreamweaver. Each folder has a name
which corresponds to it that DW sees.

Problems with site definition in CS5

I am trying to define a new site in DW CS5. When I enter the site information in the dialogue box I get the following message:
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The program automatically creates a folder for Spry assets but the error message still appears. I tried creating a new folder, but had the same results. I can't get past this screen. Why is this happening?

Randy,
Thanks for your prompt response. The problem is, if I am defining a new site, there are no pre-existing folders. I am calling my site "HF", so Dreamweaver automatically chooses "/Users/Aaron/Documents/HF/SpryAssets" as the default folder for spry assets. If I use the "browse for folder" icon, I can select another folder, but what else would I choose? (I tried choosing other folders, as well as creating a new folder, and neither worked).I'm really stumped!
Aaron
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:19:07 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Problems with site definition in CS5
I am trying to define a new site in DW CS5. When I enter the site information in the dialogue box I get the following message: The spry assets folder is not inside the site. Please select a valid folder in your local site root.
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>

CS5.5 refusing to open, launch so can't access urgent old site that requires work upon it

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Try clearing the program cache and/or restoring preferences...
Deleting a corrupted cache file
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Backing up and restoring site definitions

Losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver can be a disaster, but it does happen sometimes. The best way to prepare for such an eventuality is to back up your site definitions on a regular basis.
Creating a backup
You can back up all your site definitions in a single operation by selecting Site > Manage Sites. In the dialog box that opens, Shift-click to select all site names, and then click Export.
In Dreamweaver CS6, the Manage Sites dialog box looks like this:
In earlier versions of Dreamweaver, it looks like this:
Dreamweaver asks if you want to include passwords and login details (this is the default option). Whichever option you choose will be applied to all sites, so click Cancel if you want to treat some sites separately, and export your sites in two sets by using Ctrl/Cmd-click to select them.
When you click OK, Dreamweaver asks where you want to export the definitions. Navigate to a suitable location, leave the File name field unchanged, and click Save. Although only one site name is listed in the File name field, Dreamweaver exports all the site definitions as .ste files in a single operation.
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Restoring site definitions
In the event of losing your site definitions in Dreamweaver or moving to a new computer, open the Manage Sites dialog box, and use the Import button to navigate to your backup .ste files.
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On Windows, the site definitions for Dreamweaver CS6 are stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Common\12.0\Sites.
In Mac OS X, they are at Macintosh HD:<username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Common:12.0:Sites:Site Prefs.
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Dreamweaver CS5.5 site definitions are in the same location, except use 11.5 instead of 12.0. The numbers for CS4 and CS3 are 10 and 9 (without a decimal fraction) respectively. For earlier versions of Dreamweaver, substitute Macromedia for Adobe, and adjust the number accordingly.
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Hello,
We are running iPlanet 5.2 Messaging Server and need
to migrate to another (duplicate) 5.2 Messaging
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Remote and Testing Server Site Definitions

I am confused about what information I should put in my
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text boxes. My host placed 3 directories: database, log, and www on
my server and Dreamweaver placed two directories, Connections and
_mmServerScripts in the same directory as the above 3. I have
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Dreamweaver placed the connection info in the Connections folder an
d _mmServerScripts in the same directory.
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What you need to do is set up so that in the remote server
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Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net
"Jim_Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
>I am confused about what information I should put in my
remote site
>definition
> info and testing server FTC Host directory text boxes.
My host placed 3
> directories: database, log, and www on my server and
Dreamweaver placed
> two
> directories, Connections and _mmServerScripts in the
same directory as the
> above 3. I have placed all of my site files, including
my home page and
> folders
> in the www directory and my Access database in the
database directory.
> Dreamweaver placed the connection info in the
Connections folder an d
> _mmServerScripts in the same directory.
>
> In order to construct my local site to match the remote
site, I created a
> www
> folder on my local site and placed all of my HTML files
and supporting
> folders
> in it.
>
> From various Adobe Tech Notes I have read, I was led to
believe my FTP
> host
> directory
> Should be www/. However, when I do this and create a new
web page on my
> local
> site and upload it to my remote site, Dreamweaver
creates a new www
> directory
> inside of the one my host created on the remote site and
uploads the file
> to it
> instead of placing it in the www directory my host
created. Also, when I
> use
> F12 to test my page in my browser I get a 404 page not
found because
> Dreamweaver placed a www in the page URL that shouldn?t
be there and after
> I
> remove it I?m able to see my page in my browser. My URL
prefix on my
> testing
> server site definition is:
http://I.P.number.html.
>
> What am I not doing right?
> Should I use www/ as my FTP host directory or leave it
blank?
> Also, what should my URL prefix be?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

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be replaced by the Assembly’s Strong Name. Here is how I fixed the problem step by step:
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Copy the full assembly name in the package’s manifest. It may be similar like this:
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Assembly="TestSiteDef,
Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a300f1f2da8ae976"
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Namespace="TestSiteDef.VisualWebPart1"
to
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The line to register the web part in a site definition file will look like this:
<%@
Register
Tagprefix="MyWebPartControls"
Namespace="TestSiteDef "
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Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a300f1f2da8ae976"
%>
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Assuming your .ascx.vb file is inheriting from the web part class, you can add the custom properties in the same manor (language syntax aside).
Be sure to use the attributes to correctly identify and scope the properties. (see:
http://www.sbrickey.com/Tech/Blog/Post/SharePoint_Attributes_for_Web_Part_properties)
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www.sbrickey.com

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