Dreamweaver - Inserting Tables

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Inserting Tables

CascadingStylez

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

Hi, this is the first time I've used dreamweaver and already I've run into a
problem! I want to insert a table in my html document but a window pops up
saying it won't be visible unless View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements is
checked and the element is on in preferences. I've checked and it is already
checked! I can insert the table tag in Code View and then it will show but
doing that all the time is annoying. I won't be using dreamweaver if I just
wanted to write pure code.

J

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

What?

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"CascadingStylez" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, this is the first time I've used dreamweaver and already I've run into
> a
> problem! I want to insert a table in my html document but a window pops up
> saying it won't be visible unless View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements
> is
> checked and the element is on in preferences. I've checked and it is
> already
> checked! I can insert the table tag in Code View and then it will show but
> doing that all the time is annoying. I won't be using dreamweaver if I
> just
> wanted to write pure code.
>
> J
>

CascadingStylez

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

I want to insert a table but it won't let me do it. As I've explained earlier,
when I try to insert a table in DW, it tells me that:

"the table won't be visible unless View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements is
checked and the element is on in preferences."

Basically it won't let me insert tables and I don't know why...

CascadingStylez

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

Also it inserts the following comment in the code afterwards:

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

Please tell me the exact steps you are following when you get this message.
Start with creation of a new page.

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"CascadingStylez" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Also it inserts the following comment in the code afterwards:
>
> 
>
>

CascadingStylez

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

Ok, when I load DW (I am using DW 8), an error message appears straight away:

"While executing onLoad in _onOpen.htm, the following Javascript error(s)
occurred:

In file ""_onOpen"":
ReferenceError on onOpen is not defined"

I press OK

Then proceed to create a HTML document, the same error message appears again,
I once again press OK.

In Common, when i press the table icon to insert a table the following message
appears:

"the table won't be visible unless View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements is
checked and the element is on in preferences."

Then it leaves this comment in the code view:



So I make sure the Invisible Elements is checked and it was already. However I
can make tables when I manually write out the code in Code View then updating
it.

Do you know why I can't insert tables?

Thanks

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-12, 6:40 pm

Let's start at the beginning with the first error.

You can try this simple fix -

Quit DW.

Find this file-

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration\WinFileCache-*.dat
(these folders are normally hidden - you may have to use Explorer > Tools >
Folder Options to unhide them)

and delete it.

Restart DW. Works better?

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"CascadingStylez" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, when I load DW (I am using DW 8), an error message appears straight
> away:
>
> "While executing onLoad in _onOpen.htm, the following Javascript error(s)
> occurred:
>
> In file ""_onOpen"":
> ReferenceError on onOpen is not defined"
>
> I press OK
>
> Then proceed to create a HTML document, the same error message appears
> again,
> I once again press OK.
>
> In Common, when i press the table icon to insert a table the following
> message
> appears:
>
> "the table won't be visible unless View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements
> is
> checked and the element is on in preferences."
>
> Then it leaves this comment in the code view:
>
> 
>
> So I make sure the Invisible Elements is checked and it was already.
> However I
> can make tables when I manually write out the code in Code View then
> updating
> it.
>
> Do you know why I can't insert tables?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>

CascadingStylez

2006-02-16, 6:38 pm

I don't have the Macromedia Folder in the Application Data folder. Only the Microsoft folder is in there...

Murray *TMM*

2006-02-16, 6:38 pm

You must be looking in the wrong folder then. If you have installed DW8,
then you must have this folder present -

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration\

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"CascadingStylez" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I don't have the Macromedia Folder in the Application Data folder. Only the
>Microsoft folder is in there...