using templates(dwt) from a different server

[OngovDLS]

I haven't tried this yet and was wondering if anyone had any information
regarding the use of dreamweaver templates that are located in a different
site(server).

We want to maintain a certain look and feel for a site and would like the
webmaster to maintain that code. We have developed code in java and jsp that
reside on a webSphere application server. We could have the webmaster develop
the dwt and keep it on his server then include our files it the editable
regions of his dwt.

Or COULD WE use the dwt as an include and set up the editable regions on our
pages. What is the "best pratice" for this?

We know that we can use simple includes, however we would like to encourage
our webmaster to leverage the use of templates throughout our entire
site-Currently he has a maintenance nightmare and templates would make our
future development much smoother.

[Murray *TMM*]

DWT files and their associated markup are not meaningful to any server -
they are design-time tools only. As such they have no function on the
server, and would only be uploaded if you wanted to share them with someone
else.

So - the answer to your questions are NO, and NO.

> Currently he has a maintenance nightmare and templates would make our
> future development much smoother.

This can certainly be the case - I suggest that you use Templates for the
convenience of local site creation, along with Server-side includes for the
convenience of maintenance.

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>I haven't tried this yet and was wondering if anyone had any information
> regarding the use of dreamweaver templates that are located in a different
> site(server).
>
> We want to maintain a certain look and feel for a site and would like the
> webmaster to maintain that code. We have developed code in java and jsp
> that
> reside on a webSphere application server. We could have the webmaster
> develop
> the dwt and keep it on his server then include our files it the editable
> regions of his dwt.
>
> Or COULD WE use the dwt as an include and set up the editable regions on
> our
> pages. What is the "best pratice" for this?
>
> We know that we can use simple includes, however we would like to
> encourage
> our webmaster to leverage the use of templates throughout our entire
> site-Currently he has a maintenance nightmare and templates would make our
> future development much smoother.
>