> Haven't I already defined the site?
Sounds like it, but just to be sure, edit the site definition
and copy and
paste the path in the Local root folder field into a reply
here.
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"bkist" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I know that what is happening is not making any sense ---
but it is
>happening.
>
> I just tried to set up a new site with a new folder and
did not use the
> .ste
> file to import my settings.
>
> First I read how to do this at this site
> (
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_website_pt1.htm l).
> I
> made a folder called local_sites. In that I created a
folder called
> LongIslandZone. I moved the files for that website into
that folder. I
> browsed
> to and selected the local root folder
> (/Users/Betty/Documents/local_sites/LongIslandZone) and
browsed to and
> selected
> the default images folder
>
(/Users/Betty/Documents/local_sites/LongIslandZone/images).
>
> I chose Remote Info - FTP - and entered the appropriate
information.
> Clicked
> Test and got a message, "Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 connected
to your Web
> server
> successfully."
>
> Clicked OK - OK - Done.
>
> Went to the Files window and there was the folder with
all its files. At
> this
> point I can also see the list of remote files.
>
> Now I select a local file, click the arrow to upload the
file - and now
> get
> the message, " Before using this feature you must define
a site that
> contains
> the selected files. Would you like to define one now?"
>
> Haven't I already defined the site?
>
> I selected a different site in the files window and that
asked me to
> locate
> the root folder - I clicked cancel and then selected the
LongIslandZone
> site
> again and this time the local root folder is empty. I go
back to Manage
> Sites
> and the path to the Local Root Folder still exists. I
browse to and select
> it
> again - browse to and select the images folder, click
Done and the cache
> is
> recreated. Now I can see all the files in the files
window. But
> Dreamweaver is
> pretty useless when you can't upload the files and have
to keep locating
> the
> root folder.
>
> Something is seriously wrong here. Good thing I still
have my old
> Powerbook -
> just don't happen to have it where I am right now. But I
really need to
> get
> this working on the new MacBook Pro.
>
> Where do I go from here? This is the first time
Dreamweaver has let me
> down
> and having spent $200 to upgrade I am not happy.
>
> Hope someone can help me resolve this problem.
>
> Betty
>
>
