Templates that won't update!

[Murray *TMM*]

Tulipa:

Which DW are you using?

> I have just added some JavaScript and html to the 'head' but when I save,

it doesn't update the dependent files.

Are you adding the js to an editable region in the 'head'?
What do you mean that you are adding HTML to the 'head'?

> and won't let me edit the bits I deemed non-editable on the template

Of course - that's how templates work. You can only edit the EDITABLE bits
on each child page.

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"TulipaNegra" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I have created my basic site based on one template. I have just added some

JavaScript and html to the 'head' but when I save, it doesn't update the
dependent files. The files tell me they are based on the aforementioned
template, and won't let me edit the bits I deemed non-editable on the
template, so I am a bit stuck. I am fearing I may have to start again from
scratch. Any ideas?

>
>

[Brad Halstead - TMM]

Hi

> I have created my basic site based on one template. I have just added some

JavaScript and html to the 'head' but when I save, it doesn't update the
dependent files. The files tell me they are based on the aforementioned
template, and won't let me edit the bits I deemed non-editable on the
template, so I am a bit stuck. I am fearing I may have to start again from
scratch. Any ideas?

A quick look at the template markup will tell you the answer..

Open the template
Go to code view
Look at the JS that was added
Is the JS in the editable region named head? If yes, then it is working as
advertised.. editable region content does NOT propagate to child pages.
However, all is not lost, you could create NEW pages and these new pages
would have the editable region markup added (BUT not maintained). You then
could copy and paste the desired content from each existing page to the new
file and overwrite the existing page on save

As for the HTML part though.. html shouldn't go in the head editable region
or head block unless it is specifically head block markup such as meta data
tags, javascript links, css file links and title.. or if using server-side
language, then server side code can go there as well such as db connections.
There is one other allowable item and that is an include statement (SSI).
So, again, check the marku and make sure that the changes you made were to a
template non-editable region.

Hope that helps.

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[TulipaNegra webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks for the replies. I'm not very good at being clear and succint at the same time - I'll try and explain better..

I put my JS in the non-editable region in the head of the template. The html that I also put there was a description, keywords etc.

I know I can't put this in the same non-editable region in the child pages - that is part of the problem!

It seems that my pages are 'linked' to a template, but the template that they say they are 'linked' to (prob not correct terminology) doesn't update them. So I am left with no way of adding this information to my child pages, and the relevent regions are non-editable

The names of the template concerned is the same in all instances, I really don't understand it!

[TulipaNegra webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Sorry, I forgot to mention I was using either DW 2 on Mac or DW MX on PC.

[Murray *TMM*]

Tulipa:

Please upload the template file somewhere, post a URI to it, and tell me
exactly what you are trying to change. The only way I can really undestand
what you are mentioning is to look at your code.

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"TulipaNegra" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the replies. I'm not very good at being clear and succint at

the same time - I'll try and explain better..

>
> I put my JS in the non-editable region in the head of the template. The

html that I also put there was a description, keywords etc.

>
> I know I can't put this in the same non-editable region in the child

pages - that is part of the problem!

>
> It seems that my pages are 'linked' to a template, but the template that

they say they are 'linked' to (prob not correct terminology) doesn't update
them. So I am left with no way of adding this information to my child pages,
and the relevent regions are non-editable

>
> The names of the template concerned is the same in all instances, I really

don't understand it!

>
>
>
>

[Murray *TMM*]

Tulipa:

Are the templates created using DMX or DW2? Be aware that DMX templates are
NOT compatible with DW2.

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"TulipaNegra" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry, I forgot to mention I was using either DW 2 on Mac or DW MX on PC.
>
>

[Brad Halstead - TMM]

Hi

> Sorry, I forgot to mention I was using either DW 2 on Mac or DW MX on PC.

Dreamweaver 2.x-4.x won't recognize DWMX template markup.. BUT, DWMX will
recognize DW2.x-4.x template markup.

So, if you created the template in MX then it won't function as expected in
DW2. The template amrkup is ONLY forwards compatible not backwards.

If you need the template functionality in DW2 then create the template in
dw2 otherwise dump dw2 and stay with MX.

Does that help?

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[TulipaNegra webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I am still working offline at present so there's nothing up there to view as yet.

As basic as I can make itm the problem is this:

I have created some pages using a template. When I change and save the template, the pages don't update.

I could be doing something very obviously wrong, but I have never had this happen before. It doens't make sense!