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DW Error exporting site w/out markup

May 18, 2009 1:06 AM

Hello,

 

I'm trying to export my website without markup and I keep getting the following error:

 

"While executing onLoad in ExtractTemplateXML.htm, a javascript error occurred"

 

Does anybody how to fix this?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

PS. I used to be able to do this without a problem.

852 Views   14 Replies   Latest reply: mrgaric, Aug 6, 2012 6:15 AM
 
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  • David_Powers
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    1. David_Powers,
    May 18, 2009 3:43 AM   in reply to gkom
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    When Dreamweaver reports JavaScript errors, the answer is usually the remedy in this Dreamweaver FAQ article.

     
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  • MurraySummers
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    2. MurraySummers,
    May 18, 2009 6:20 AM   in reply to gkom
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    Why do you bother to do this?  I'm just curious.  To me, it's a waste of time and effort, and could come back to bite you big time....

     
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  • gkom
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    3. gkom,
    May 18, 2009 10:23 AM   in reply to David_Powers
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    Thanks David.

     

    It was not caused by what was listed in your faq article but it got my brain in the right frame of mind.

     

    I actually deleted the whole of my personal configuration folder and nothing happened.


    That got me thinking that if it's not something in my personal configuration then it's either the program (which propably would've been a known bug) or something in my site.

     

    I then looked for any folders (in my site) that are used by DW only, and deleted the .notes folder.

    And it worked. I don't know what was in there, but deleting the contents, fixed the problem.


    Thanks for your help.

     
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  • gkom
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    4. gkom,
    May 18, 2009 10:36 AM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    Murray, I code manually and have become accustomed to removing any unecessary code and comments before moving a site to production.

     

    Apart from that however, I sometimes work with others who don't use Dreamweaver at all and therefore it is not right to send a bunch of files with useless, to them, comments. They would start removing them, cursing in the process.

    I would probably do the same if someone send me files with code/comments only their IDE could understand.

     

    Thankfully, DW has a way to keep everyone happy!

     
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  • MurraySummers
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    5. MurraySummers,
    May 18, 2009 10:43 AM   in reply to gkom
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    <shrug>  You have lost your best backup for your files by doing this.  I wouldn't ever....

     
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    6. David_Powers,
    May 18, 2009 10:52 AM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    You have lost your best backup for your files by doing this.  I wouldn't ever....

    How come? When you export a site without template markup, you must export it to a folder outside the site. The original remains intact. See: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Dreamweaver/10.0_Using/WScbb6b82af55445948 22510a94ae8d65-7a89a.html.

     
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  • MurraySummers
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    7. MurraySummers,
    May 18, 2009 11:37 AM   in reply to David_Powers
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    In the event of a hard drive crash, when you download the site from the remote server, you have no template markup in it.  You have basically bought the farm.

     
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  • gkom
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    8. gkom,
    May 18, 2009 12:00 PM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    Yes, you do have a point there.

    However, making regular backups solves that problem.

     

    I happen to keep copies of all of my important data (ie. work stuff) in 3 different drives (1 local hard drive,  and 2 external backup drives).

    The 3rd is utilised just in case the other 2 fail simultaneously (paranoia?!).

    Oh, I almost forgot, occasionally I also burn my work files to DVDs and keep them in a different location.

     
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  • MurraySummers
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    9. MurraySummers,
    May 18, 2009 12:39 PM   in reply to gkom
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    I'm just saying.  It's effort and work for very little return.

     

    If your colleagues are confused by standard usages in comments, then I think you have a problem!

     

    It's not like your page is littered with the stuff....

     
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  • gkom
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    10. gkom,
    May 18, 2009 2:03 PM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    Depends how you see it.

    My colleagues are not confused by comments, they are just fussy about code - as many programmers are.

    As far as I'm concerned, that is a good thing.

     

    For me, it's a little effort for a good return - clean pages and happy colleagues.

     
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  • gkom
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    11. gkom,
    May 18, 2009 2:08 PM   in reply to gkom
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    Solution:

    Deleting the .notes folder from the site solves the problem in question.

     
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  • emmtqg
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    12. emmtqg,
    Jul 27, 2009 9:49 AM   in reply to gkom
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    Hi - I'm having the same problem (js error on exporting site w/out markup) and the following has not remedied it -

    • Getting rid of the WinFileCache-********.dat file (suggested by http://forums.adobe.com/thread/417116?tstart=0#cache link above)
    • Getting rid of the my Personal Configuration folder
    • Deleting the _notes directory
    • Deselecting the Design Notes preference under the Manage Sites "Design Notes" tab

     

    It occurs at Line 78 if that's any indication of the problem.  Dreamweaver then just hangs, have to stop the process.

     

    Thanks for any insight!

     
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  • mrgaric
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    13. mrgaric,
    Aug 6, 2012 6:13 AM   in reply to gkom
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    Be sure to delete ALL _notes directories in the site and it's reduced code version directory.

     
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    14. mrgaric,
    Aug 6, 2012 6:15 AM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    Those of us who also work in print (or any other medium other than web) are used to this risk/responsibility.

     
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