Adobe Community: BC templates : Do they create DWT files?

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1. FriscoTX,

Apr 20, 2012 6:00 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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No DWT files stored on the server, but if you use the BC Extension and download any site (or the templates folder for that site), the extension will create the DWT file during the download, and convert your DTW file into a BC template on upload. It applies the applicable template to web pages on download, too, so your DW work is about the same as if you were working on some generic "rent-some-disk-space" server.

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2. Cam Reesor,

Apr 20, 2012 6:44 PM in reply to FriscoTX

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Thanks.

OK. I started fresh and downloaded the entire site, but it didn't create a DWT file. What's up?

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3. FriscoTX,

Apr 20, 2012 6:46 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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Are you using the BC Extension and DW to do the download?

If using another FTP client, you ill need to set the user name to be domain.com/user@you.com/dw -- it is the "/dw" that forces the creation of the DWT files.

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4. Cam Reesor,

Apr 20, 2012 6:50 PM in reply to FriscoTX

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Thanks.

I did use DW and the BC extension. Maybe I'll try the other client like you recommended.

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5. Cam Reesor,

Apr 20, 2012 6:55 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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Amazing. It worked from the other client!

Thanks tons Frisco

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6. Cam Reesor,

Apr 20, 2012 7:02 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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OK. I don't want to blow it now.

Do I have to delete the files on the server before uploading, to preserve the link between the DWT and the BC templates?

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7. FriscoTX,

Apr 20, 2012 7:03 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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If not working in DW, check your site settings and make sure the /dw is in the user setting for the site. The BC Extension should have created the username that way, but if it didn't create the username, then it won't work.

If you edit the settings and add that, you'll be able to get it working again.

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8. FriscoTX,

Apr 20, 2012 7:06 PM in reply to Cam Reesor

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No - no need to delete anything on the server. Only real issue -- make sure you don't upload WITHOUT the /dw any files you downloaded WITH the /dw -- that will create a template within a template.

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9. Cam Reesor,

Apr 20, 2012 7:47 PM in reply to FriscoTX

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You're right. It wasn't set properly.

After doing that and uploading... BC isn't updating the original template.html file based on the new DWT file. What am I missing?

Thanks again,

Cam

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10. FriscoTX,

Apr 21, 2012 5:07 AM in reply to Cam Reesor

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The server side should be getting updated correctly.

Without the /dw on the userid, your downloaded copy of the template will be templatename.html -- with the /dw it will be templatename.dwt. The former is no longer relevant and won't be updated.

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11. Cam Reesor,

Apr 21, 2012 8:36 AM in reply to FriscoTX

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Thanks tons Frisco. You've resolved a lot of issues for me.

For some reason the /dw was being stripped from my log-in and the template would revert to html.

I did experience that template within a template thing: that was a bugger.

This stuff also resolved issues I was having editing and saving files from the online Editor. I was told that there were invalid characters in the code that was causing it, but everything works fine now.

The BC site is www.samreesor.com

Thanks again for the fast help!

Cam

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