In Format|DWT, why is Update Attached Pages always greyed out?

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Dan E

Both on the DWT Toolbar, and under Format|Dynamic Web Template, the Update
Attached Pages choice (and the Update All Pages choice) are always greyed
out. When I update a DWT and save the changes, I'm asked if I want to
update the x pages that are attached, but x is only those attached pages
that are OPEN at the time I save the changed DWT. There seems to be no way
of automatically updating closed pages, or maybe FP2003 is not aware of
attached closed pages. So - I have to remember to open all the pages
attached to a given DWT, then manually update them, if they were closed when
I updated the DWT. Doesn't make sense to me, or am I missing something?
All help and suggestions very gratefully received.....

TIA

Dan
 
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Dan E

Yes, but see below. Thanks for your response - I appreciate it.

Dan
Windsun said:
Are all the pages still attached to the DWT?

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Thomas A. Rowe

Are you work on a server-based web (http) or disk-based web (c:\...)?

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Dan E

I'm working into a server-based web, Thomas, which seems to explain it.
Maybe I should switch when developing? I had an idea that there was quite a
bit of downside to using a disk-based web - components that won't work etc.

Dan
Thomas A. Rowe said:
Are you work on a server-based web (http) or disk-based web (c:\...)?

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Thomas A. Rowe

Actually in this case, the DWT is only supported for auto updating on disk-based web or a Windows
SharePoint site. The FP 2002 extensions and prior versions of FP are not aware of DWTs.

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Dan E said:
I'm working into a server-based web, Thomas, which seems to explain it. Maybe I should switch when
developing? I had an idea that there was quite a bit of downside to using a disk-based web -
components that won't work etc.

Dan
 
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Dan E

Interesting. Thanks Thomas.

Dan
Thomas A. Rowe said:
Actually in this case, the DWT is only supported for auto updating on
disk-based web or a Windows SharePoint site. The FP 2002 extensions and
prior versions of FP are not aware of DWTs.

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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================
 

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