Template not updating online files

I use one template for 62 files which I have already
uploaded. I made a change to the template which updated my files
offline but do I have to re-upload all these files again? When I
just upload the template, none of the other files online
automatically updated. This is my first use of templates and I
assumed that if you modify the template then the change will carry
over to each associated file that already resides on the server
which would be great. What should I do to keep from having to
re-upload each file after I make a change to the template?
Thanks, Steve

>>do I have to re-upload all these files again?
Yup. That's hw Templates work.
>>What should I do to keep from having to re-upload
each file after I make a
>>change to
>> the template?
Nothing you can do, again it's just how Templates work. You
can however read
about server side includes (ssi) in DW Help and other places
(Google) and
use them to replace some pieces of your Template. For example
put your menu
(navigation) in an Include file. Change just that file when
you need to
modify your menu. Then upload just that Include file and it
will be (what
else?) *included* in all your pages.
Walt
"tannermark" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:gc36cs$r8j$[email protected]..
>I use one template for 62 files which I have already
uploaded. I made a
>change
> to the template which updated my files offline but do I
have to re-upload
> all
> these files again? When I just upload the template, none
of the other
> files
> online automatically updated. This is my first use of
templates and I
> assumed
> that if you modify the template then the change will
carry over to each
> associated file that already resides on the server which
would be great.
> What
> should I do to keep from having to re-upload each file
after I make a
> change to
> the template?
>
> Thanks, Steve
>

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2. Move the Templates folder to some other folder level in the site other than root level
3. Move a template out of the Templates folder.
4. Make changes to an editable region of the Template (which will not propagate)
5. Assume that Template changes will be effected by just uploading the changed Template file to the server without also uploading the changed local files
6. Corrupt the site cache so that the link between Template and child page is broken
7. Improperly create your child pages by simply opening the Template, adding page specific content, and resaving the Template with an *.html extension rather that its *.dwt extension. (you can tell if this is the case by looking at the code on a child page - if you see anything like <!-- TemplateBeginEditable... then this is what you have done). If you *have done this*, then recreate the child pages (in DWCS3) using FILE | New > Page from Template, select the Template and click CREATE.
The 6th problem can be repaired by using SITE | Advanced > Recreate Site Cache, and the six others can be fixed by just not doing them. Have you done any of those?
Or, read this -
http://www.adobe.com/go/dd83ba8b

Dreamweaver template not updating Contribute pages

Currently I'm trialing Dreamweaver (MX) and Contribute
(3.11), to check
that it's a workable solution for my company, in terms of
editing and
auditing, but right now I'm having a problem.
I have some templates (.dwt files) that I create in
Dreamweaver, for
use with Contribute, i.e. I create the template, other people
create
the content for our site based on the those templates.
The issue is that when I make a change to the template, I
would expect
the pages created in Contribute to be refreshed to use the
new
template, but that doesn't appear to be happening. The only
way I can
get the page to be updated is to edit the page in Contribute,
go to the
Format menu and choose 'Template Properties', then hit OK
again to
close this dialog. I then see the page refresh with the new
template
changes.
Am I doing something wrong? I would expect, as I mentioned,
to have all
pages automatically updated when the template is saved, and
published.
Is there a setting I need to turn on, or a procedure of
publishing the
template that I need to adhere to?
any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply Mark. While I think I've found most of
the things you mentioned since my first post, it is useful to get
confirmation of my finding, which appears to be consistent with
your post.
Here's what I've found, and later, why I'm not really liking
it:
If I edit the .dwt file in Dreamweaver and try to save it, I'm
prompted to only update those files I have locally that reference
the template.
I can only update those local files that are checked out,
though the saving process will check them out automatically
If I create a new page using Contribute, I must refresh the
templates first
My concerns are:
if I can only update those files I have locally, then do I need
to have the whole remote site stored locally too? My company site
is huge (as it's translated into 6 languages) and has multiple
contributors/editors. It sounds like I will have to download the
entire site before I edit a template, and put it back again
afterwards. Is that right?? it sounds rediculous, so I'm sure I've
got it wrong.
if I have the files locally, I must check them out before or
while saving the template. However, I then have to check them back
in manually. Again, with potentially 300 to 400 pages per template,
that's a lot of manual checking-in. If the saving process can
automatically check pages out, can it also automatically check them
in again??
Like you, Mark, I find it strange that Contribute requires a
manual refreshing of templates. I've searched all the options I can
find, but I don't see an auto-refresh templates setting, which
would be sooo useful. As it stands I will have to instruct each
editor/contributor to refresh before they create a new page, and
pray that they do.
any further advice from Contribute/Dreamweaver users would be
greatly appreciated. How do users with very large website handle
this? Are there any tricks or hints that you can pass on?

Question on templates and updating linked files

OK I have a master template file. Let's say it is named
a.dwt. I used a.dwt to create another template (b.dwt) that had
more content on it than a.dwt. I would use b.dwt to create a group
of similar looking pages which still had all the elements of a.dwt
but also the additional content of b.dwt.
Now if I make a change to the a.dwt template, all pages
created from a.dwt change except b.dwt. So either I forgot to
create the b.dwt by going to file->new->page from
template->and then save it as a .dwt OR maybe it's not possible
to have a secondary template that gets updated when the first
template gets updated thus causing all pages from the secondary
template to get updated?
Is there any way to go back and make b.dwt update
automatically whenever a.dwt gets updated? The scenario I have
right now is that I have to make certain site changes on both a.dwt
and b.dwt instead of just making the change on a.dwt and that
change flowing into b.dwt and its spawned pages.

>I think what possibly happened is that I opened a.dwt and
then made the
> addition of the form element to a.dwt but then simply
saved as b.dwt
> instead of
> FILE | New From Template
Yes, I think that's a possible scenario.
> There will be about 15 pages that will look the same
(have the
> same form) except that at the top it will say "Send mail
to Person X"
> where
> Person X will change.
I see. Are you using "mailto:" on each of those forms? This
method of
sending form data is notioriously unreliable, you know? It
depends on a)
your visitor's browser knowing what to do with such a link,
and b) your
visitor's email client knowing what to do with such a link,
and c) your
visitor not being put off by the security alert message that
may pop up when
they click. Nevermind the fact that it fails completely in
public locations
that do not have an email client installed.
Why not do this the right way with server scripting? In that
case you could
have a single page with a single form, and let the visitor
select a name as
the recipient from a list/menu field.
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>I think what possibly happened is that I opened a.dwt and
then made the
> addition of the form element to a.dwt but then simply
saved as b.dwt
> instead of
> FILE | New From Template
>
> Thus when I made changes to a.dwt, they did not
propagate to pages created
> from b.dwt
>
> I am asking you what I should do. Should I create a new
page from a.dwt
> and
> then paste in the form code (which is the additional
code that
> differentiates
> it from a.dwt)? There will be about 15 pages that will
look the same
> (have the
> same form) except that at the top it will say "Send mail
to Person X"
> where
> Person X will change.
>
> Or should I nest the templates by doing your steps:
> 1. Create a.dwt.
> 2. Spawn a child from a.dwt with FILE | New From
Template..., and select
> a.dwt
> 3. Edit this child, as needed, and then SAVE IT AS A
TEMPLATE, e.g., FILE
> |
> Save as Template....
>
> I do not understand how there will be a complex
maintenance price. The
> behavior that I would be looking for is that if I had to
make an addition
> or
> edit of the navigation using a.dwt, the change would
carry over to the
> b.dwt
> template and it's pages.
>
> I am kind of leaning towards copying the code that is
already present for
> the
> forms spawned from b.dwt and then pasting it into a
brand new page that is
> spawned from a.dwt but I don't know if that's the best
way to do it or if
> there
> would be consequences.
>

Template not updating html.

I now have about 50 total pages ready to upload to my host,
and have a huge problem. Seems that all the images, and links are
going to: file:///C|/Documents and Settings/ bla bla !! I did a
find and replace, on my templates but it does not update the html
in the pages themselves. And I cannot edit the editable area's via
code. Please tell me I don't have to start from scratch!? I have
already done so twice, and I'm afraid a third time is just out of
the question.

> file:///C|/Documents and Settings/ bla bla !!
This is pointing to your hard drive. Are you working in a
defined DW site?
Is the Template folder in the root of your site?
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Template not updating meta tag info.

I use DW MX on PC w/XP Home OS -- in the event that this info
makes any difference.
I updated meta tag info in a template then applied it to all
the child pages. The changes were not propogated. I've looked over
the info at "Template child pages are not updated when parent
template is changed," from
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=dd83ba8b
I haven't done any of the boo-boos on the list other than to
recreate the cache file (#6) -- to no avail I might add...
Any suggestions?

> Out of curiosity how
do most SE's locate sites/info?
By using links from other sites, or domains that have been
submitted to
them. The former method is MUCH faster than the latter. If I
put a link to
a client site on my site, it's spidered in days/or a few
weeks at most.
> She's had several clients remark that the old title info
is displayed
> (from
> her previous, now-defunct site) when they save her
current site as a
> favorite.
> So she'd like the new info to be reflected,
understandably.
I'd have to see the site.
> I've also tried to update by making a wee change in the
template file and
> resaving, which also draws a blank. I've wracked my tiny
brain...
Here are seven common mistakes that will result in changes
not propagating
from Template to child -
1. Rename the Templates folder
2. Move the Templates folder to some other folder level in
the site other
than root level
3. Move a template out of the Templates folder.
4. Make changes to an editable region of the template (which
will not
propagate)
5. Assume that template changes can be uploaded to the server
without also
uploading the changed local files
6. Corrupt the site cache so that the link between template
and child page
is broken
7, Improperly create your child pages by simply opening the
template,
adding page specific content, and resaving the template with
an *.html
extension rather that its *.dwt extension. (you can tell if
this is the case
by looking at the code on a child page - if you see anything
like <!--
TemplateBeginEditable... then this is what you have done)
The 6th problem can be repaired by using SITE | Advanced >
Recreate Site
Cache, and the six others can be fixed by just not doing
them. Have you
done any of those?
Or, read this -
http://www.adobe.com/go/dd83ba8b
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
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"Cricketgrrl" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> SE's ignore meta tag information, so there would be no
benefit to doing
> this.
>
> > The client's also paying a company for SE
optimization,
> > which requested the meta tags be updated/changed.
>
> Your client is being ripped off. This is a useless
change.
>
> Nevertheless, if the meta tags are in a non-editable
region of the
> template,
> changes to them in the template page will propagate to
all LOCAL files
> that
> are child pages of that template, which must then be
uploaded.
>
> --
> Murray --- ICQ 71997575
> Adobe Community Expert
> (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
>
>
> I'll pass the SE comments on to my client. Out of
curiosity how
do
> most
> SE's locate sites/info? I realize this is complete study
of its own.
> Nonetheless, I'd like to be able to pass on some useful
info to my client.
>
> She's had several clients remark that the old title info
is displayed
> (from
> her previous, now-defunct site) when they save her
current site as a
> favorite.
> So she'd like the new info to be reflected,
understandably.
>
> I've tried numerous times to update the local pages via
Modify > Templates
> >
> Update pages... and after supposedly doing its thing,
the update log
> shows
> this info:
>
> Updating D:\CoachBenita\_web\
> Done.
> files examined: 11
> files updated: 0
> files which could not be updated: 0
> total time: (0:00:01)
>
> I've also tried to update by making a wee change in the
template file and
> resaving, which also draws a blank. I've wracked my tiny
brain...
>

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