linking DWT's

[Dirk]

How can I attach Dynamic Web Templates to one another? I want to create a
tree of linked DWT's, so that a change in the parent will result in a change
in the child and eventually in the pages created with the child DWT. In
FP2003 Inside Out, Jim Buyens mentions the possibility, but doesn't elaborate
on it (BTW, great book!).
I have tried the following:
1. create a normal page with the parent DWT, modify it and then save it as a
DWT. This works fine, except that the "link" between parent and child is lost
in the saving process;
2. modify the parent and then save it under it's childs name;
3. create the child DWT and then attach the parent to it, but that option is
greyed out in format/dwt/attach a dwt.
Can I just type in the code, like <!..#BeginTemplate
"url/parent_template.dwt" ..>?
Suggestions very much appreciated,
Dirk

 

[Murray]

I don't know how to do this. But I want to caution you - it would be a
quick trip to the asylum from my experience with nested templates in
Dreamweaver.

It sounds like a great idea. In practice, it's a bear to debug....

 

[Don]

Hi Dirk,

It is best not to even try. (I don't think it will work any way)
Make a DWT for the different page layouts in the site.
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Hope This Helps

Don
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| How can I attach Dynamic Web Templates to one another? I want to create a
| tree of linked DWT's, so that a change in the parent will result in a
change
| in the child and eventually in the pages created with the child DWT. In
| FP2003 Inside Out, Jim Buyens mentions the possibility, but doesn't
elaborate
| on it (BTW, great book!).
| I have tried the following:
| 1. create a normal page with the parent DWT, modify it and then save it as
a
| DWT. This works fine, except that the "link" between parent and child is
lost
| in the saving process;
| 2. modify the parent and then save it under it's childs name;
| 3. create the child DWT and then attach the parent to it, but that option
is
| greyed out in format/dwt/attach a dwt.
| Can I just type in the code, like <!..#BeginTemplate
| "url/parent_template.dwt" ..>?
| Suggestions very much appreciated,
| Dirk
| --
| Dirk H

 

[Murray]

Or use Dreamweaver <ducking and running>....

 

[Don]

This is not a "good" idea even in Dreamweaver 8)
(nested DWT's)
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Hope This Helps

Don
=====================
EEE Degree
MS A+ Certified
StarBand Satellite Internet
FCC Certified Installer
FCC 3rd Class Lic.
Playing with FrontPage 2003 ;-)
=====================
| Or use Dreamweaver <ducking and running>....
|
| --
| Murray
|
| | > Hi Dirk,
| >
| > It is best not to even try. (I don't think it will work any way)
| > Make a DWT for the different page layouts in the site.
| > --
| > Hope This Helps
| >
| > Don
| > =====================
| > IEEE Degree
| > MS A+ Certified
| > StarBand Satellite Internet
| > FCC Certified Installer
| > FCC 3rd Class Lic.
| > Playing with FrontPage 2003 ;-)
| > =====================
| > | > | How can I attach Dynamic Web Templates to one another? I want to
create
| > a
| > | tree of linked DWT's, so that a change in the parent will result in a
| > change
| > | in the child and eventually in the pages created with the child DWT.
In
| > | FP2003 Inside Out, Jim Buyens mentions the possibility, but doesn't
| > elaborate
| > | on it (BTW, great book!).
| > | I have tried the following:
| > | 1. create a normal page with the parent DWT, modify it and then save
it
| > as
| > a
| > | DWT. This works fine, except that the "link" between parent and child
is
| > lost
| > | in the saving process;
| > | 2. modify the parent and then save it under it's childs name;
| > | 3. create the child DWT and then attach the parent to it, but that
| > option
| > is
| > | greyed out in format/dwt/attach a dwt.
| > | Can I just type in the code, like <!..#BeginTemplate
| > | "url/parent_template.dwt" ..>?
| > | Suggestions very much appreciated,
| > | Dirk
| > | --
| > | Dirk H
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Murray]

It can make your life very difficult, but it works....

However, like you, I don't recommend it unless you a) know how to work with
templates, and b) have no other way to manage the layout needs....

 

[Jim Buyens]

This capability was partially working in the beta versions of FP2003,
but they cut it out of the shipping version. As a result, you can't
nest DWT's in FP2003.

Thanks for your positive comments about the book, BTW.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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[Dirk]

Thanks Don and Murray for your words of caution. Jim's reply (tnx) sums it
all up, I guess. The idea looked fine, but so be it.

 

[Murray]

What is it you are trying to do?

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Murray

Thanks Don and Murray for your words of caution. Jim's reply (tnx) sums it
all up, I guess. The idea looked fine, but so be it.

 

[Dirk]

I'm trying to set up an online store for antique jewelry and still in the
first phase of working on the pages that will present the merchandise. The
next phase will be the whole package of order forms, payment methods etc.

 

[Murray]

OK - I guess I'm wanting to know where and how and why you feel nested
templates wpuld be useful to you in that context, then....

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Have you consider looking at a shopping cart application? There are many free/low cost ones
available depending on the OS hosting your web site.

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