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1. Randy Edmunds,

Jun 1, 2010 4:21 PM in reply to xhefri

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We have been using DW CS3 for quite some time and have a fairly basic website using it. We are thinking about going to CS5. Is the converting of the files in the website project folder (which is offline) going to be a problem?

It shouldn't be a problem, but you can use DW CS5 on a free trial basis for 30 days to test for yourself.

HTH,

Randy

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2. mhollis55,

Jun 1, 2010 4:37 PM in reply to xhefri

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OK, here's a few "gotchas"

Dreamweaver CS3 can create a flash slideshow without you needing Flash. Adobe took that feature out of CS4 and CS5. So you won't be able to maintain that kind of creation in the newer versions.

All of your HTML, XHTML and CSS material should come through just fine and there is an HTML5 addendum you can get for free from Adobe that will allow you to work on the newer standard for web design.

If you're using a Mac, Adobe has rewritten the application in the Cocoa framework, so it should be more Mac-like.

There is no conversion necessary, though it may need to rebuild cache files for any websites you have ongoing.

If you have a lot of sites you're managing, I would make absolutely certain you have everything backed up.

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3. Randy Edmunds,

Jun 1, 2010 5:07 PM in reply to mhollis55

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If you're using a Mac, Adobe has rewritten the application in the Cocoa framework, so it should be more Mac-like.

That is not true for Dreamweaver. Where did you get that information?

Thanks,

Randy

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4. mhollis55,

Jun 1, 2010 6:05 PM in reply to Randy Edmunds

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Funny, that's from Adobe's information they sent me. So they're still using the 1999 transitional framework. Pathetic after ten years. Did they rewrite Photoshop only?

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5. zrants,

Apr 16, 2012 4:06 AM in reply to xhefri

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I was using the free download trial version of Dreamweaver CS5 without any problems and I could swear I was working with CS3 files. Now that I have purchased the CS5 I cannot seem to work on the CS3 files in CS5. Should I have to convert them in order to work on them in CS5?

One other question, what is the best audio file format to use with Dreamweaver if I want to be able to loop the track.

mari@abazaar.com

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6. John Waller,

Apr 16, 2012 4:19 AM in reply to zrants

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There is no conversion required.

HTML and CSS is plain text.

CS3 files should open in CS5 without any issues.

Can you elaborate on the difficulties you're facing?

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7. zrants,

Apr 16, 2012 2:45 PM in reply to John Waller

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Yes. I posted something on another thread that seems related so I

will try to elaborate. I have files that were created in Dreamweaver

CS3 and recently upgraded to CS5. I have both programs still on my

system, which is Mac OS 10.6.8. When I try to open the CS3 files in

CS5 I cannot do so because the site and html files is not there

visually. This is why I asked about the need to convert. I did find a

way to do something which is hinky but, I will share it since it is

so simple and seems to solve the other problem as well.

I opened the site file in CS3. opened the site management and

exported the site to a new folder. Now the site is visible and I can

open all the files inside CS5. It does create an extra site file, so

I just deleted that one and am left with a usable site in CS5.

I plan to copy off the sites to a new folder and then proceed rather

than overwriting the old ones, just in case.

I hope this helps someone else.

Mari

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