Dreamweaver - Saving on Dev server with DW8

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Saving on Dev server with DW8

G0V.

2005-09-14, 7:32 pm

Not sure if this is a DW8 issue, still, it's strange that this issue came up
since installing DW8 yesterday.
While saving a file, (in my case a CFM file but that doesn't matter), dw is
supposed to put the file on the dev server, which it does fine, but when I
modify the file within a minute and save it again, dw doesn't put the file on
the dev server (double checked the file date stamp and size manualy). I have
to either wait 'to the next minute' or put the file manually through local
network, but then dw tells me it has been modified outside dw !
Am I the only one to experience this ? I think I checked everything in the DW
settings already but didn't find anything more than the 'automaticaly upload
files to server on save...' thing.

Alexander Ross

2005-09-14, 7:32 pm

Not sure if this is the same thing but, for years I have had issues with DW
telling me that the "file on the remote server is newer" when I upload a
file, open it again immediately, make a quick change, and upload again.

Usually if I wait a minute or two, this doesn't happen. Just something to
chew on

"G0V." <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:dg9bad$5b4$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Not sure if this is a DW8 issue, still, it's strange that this issue came
> up
> since installing DW8 yesterday.
> While saving a file, (in my case a CFM file but that doesn't matter), dw
> is
> supposed to put the file on the dev server, which it does fine, but when I
> modify the file within a minute and save it again, dw doesn't put the file
> on
> the dev server (double checked the file date stamp and size manualy). I
> have
> to either wait 'to the next minute' or put the file manually through local
> network, but then dw tells me it has been modified outside dw !
> Am I the only one to experience this ? I think I checked everything in
> the DW
> settings already but didn't find anything more than the 'automaticaly
> upload
> files to server on save...' thing.
>

G0V.

2005-09-14, 7:33 pm

My problem has sometig to to with the \\LocalLan\ problem in dw8 ?

G0V.

2005-09-14, 7:33 pm

To Alexander Ross: I know about that problem, guess it's still there, but only
happens on remote server, my specific problem is on the testing server which is
local Lan. In fact, dw now asks me to overwrite the file on the testing
server, and even if i click 'yes' or 'yes to all', nothing seems to happen...
Mapped the network drive now and modified the testing server pathin the site
definition, no cure. Even worse, it doesn't seem to ever save the file to the
testing server now using the network drive or the full network path, this is
realy weird!

MTCMichael

2005-09-14, 7:33 pm

I'm experiencing the same problem now, since upgrading to version 8, and just
posted the same question. I just found your msg and was hoping someone had
posted a solution.
It's reallllllllllllly frustrating trying to test a page when it's not
updating immediately on save. Even the 'Put File' does not always work. I've
tried everything I can think of, including playing with the time on my dev pc
verses the time testing pc to see that was the issue.

jlondon

2005-09-14, 7:33 pm

Does this happen when you save the file and you have the Put file on save
option enabled or when you do a Preview in Browser? If you click on the
"Log..." button in the status bar of the Files panel immediately after the
failed attempt to put the file, what is in the Details section of the File
Activity window? If you disable the "Maintain Synchronize Information" in the
Remote Info category of the site definition, does the problem go away?

Thanks,
Jay

MTCMichael

2005-09-14, 7:34 pm

Sorry Jay, I re-read your message, and you had the solution in it.

I tried turning off 'Maintain synchronization information' in Remote Info and
that fixed the problem.:D
It's working super now.
Maintain Synchonization information is selected as a default when upgrading.
I'll uncheck that for my other sites.
Appreciate your help :-)

MTCMichael

2005-09-14, 7:34 pm

Jay,

When I highlight a file and click the Put Files(s) arrow button, I get no
error at all, the blue highlight on the selected file changes to gray, and
that's all. The log button says 'File activity complete'. There is no
indication that it failed, other than when I check the test server, the file
has not updated.

As a test, I typed two xx's after the <body> tag on a page, then saved it.

When I tested the page on the test server, the xx's did show. Sp it saved,
that time correctly.

I removed the xx's, saved the file again. on test server, the xx's were still
there.

I hightlighted the file, hit the 'put file button, got 'file activity
complete' in the log file, looked at the test page... xx's were still there.
So my removing the 'xx's did not work.
I went back to Dreamweaver 2004 mx on the same file, and it works as it
should.. file is uploaded upon save. Sites in 2004 MX and 8 are configured,
exactly the same.

If I wait a few minutes.. change the page and hit save, it updates.. If I
just try to upload the file with 'put file' it does not work after waiting a
few minutes. I actually had to make a change the file (add a space or
something) then save it, before it would update on the test server.

Hope this helps..I'm stumped.

jlondon

2005-09-14, 7:34 pm

When the file didn't get put, if you bring up the File Activity Window by
clicking the "Log..." button and expand the "Details" section by clicking the
arrow next to "Details", what is in the Details section? You'll have to turn
on "Maintain Synchronize Information" again to get this information for me.

Also, disabling "Maintain Syncrhonize Information" will prevent you from using
the Site Synchronize feature so you should be aware of that.

Thanks,
Jay

G0V.

2005-09-15, 7:17 pm

Jay, gonna try your suggestions and keep you all informed, but basicly,
MTCMichael and I have the exact same problem, I even replicated the problem on
2 different computers (PC WinXp and Win2k). Problem occures with htm files and
cfm files, I guess some how dw8 puts the fiel on the testing server, but with a
wrong date/time stamp, is it possible ?

G0V.

2005-09-15, 7:17 pm

Here's what I have in the log :

Started: 15/09/2005 12:54

test.htm - Put operation successful

File activity complete.
Files updated: 1

Finished: 15/09/2005 12:54

Then I just modified the file and here's the log :

Started: 15/09/2005 12:55

test.htm - Put operation successful

File activity complete.
Files updated: 1

Finished: 15/09/2005 12:55

But, changes were not visible on the testing server!
I have to wait mutch longer (probably untill the testing server is in 'the
next minute') to be sure the file will realy be put.

Anyway, I've unchecked the 'maintain synchronization info...' and it works
fine now indeed. So who can explain what's going on?

Latest log on the latest file save :
Started: 15/09/2005 12:59

test.htm - Put operation successful

File activity complete.
Files updated: 1

Finished: 15/09/2005 12:59

File was updated

Started: 15/09/2005 12:59

test.htm - Put operation successful

File activity complete.
Files updated: 1

Finished: 15/09/2005 12:59

File updated correctly.