template problem - bad file path error code 3

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pallasathena

2004-08-20 13:41:27 UTC

Template home.dwt not recognised on website www.pollyevans.com. says bad file path error code 3.
I can't create a new page using this template and no errors are showing on the code.

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-20 13:48:54 UTC

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I don't follow you.

That page is not a templated page. And template files have no function on a
server.
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Post by pallasathena
Template home.dwt not recognised on website www.pollyevans.com. says bad
file path error code 3.
I can't create a new page using this template and no errors are showing on the code.

pallasathena

2004-08-20 14:26:55 UTC

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Apart from the Index page, the site uses this template and was fine when
launched last week. Now when I try to create a new page from the new from
template window, this template page doesnt show up.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>

<title>Polly Evans</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<link href="../polly.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">

guelph_gg

2004-08-20 14:40:39 UTC

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That looks different than my issue.
Is it possible you have the template on the remote server and need to download
it to the local server or are not connected to the remote site? Are you on a
different workstation that you were using last week ? Sorry if these are basic
questions - goof ups happen to all of us.
gg

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-20 15:10:40 UTC

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I'm still confused.

Where is your local site, and how is it defined, please?
Does your local site contain a Templates folder?
Is this file *in* that Templates folder?
What is this file's name?
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Post by pallasathena
Apart from the Index page, the site uses this template and was fine when
launched last week. Now when I try to create a new page from the new from
template window, this template page doesnt show up.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>

<title>Polly Evans</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<link href="../polly.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">

guelph_gg

2004-08-20 15:36:47 UTC

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Hi Murray
While you are cruising this discussion, any thoughts on the problem we are experiencing with the absolute vs relative links on our templates? (see my first post here)
gg

guelph_gg

2004-08-20 14:04:20 UTC

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Not sure if this is the same problem or not, but we just recently started to
have a problem created files from our templates in Dreamweaver. We are
creating these on a ColdFusion server and for some reason now (and this JUST
started) whenever we do a file > New > from template all of the links become
absolute to the files on the hard drive instead of being relative to the
template and other files within the site. So links will ALL start with:
"file:///C|/sites/
Is this in your code? It wont show up as an error.
In any case, we need help with this problem - I have vs 7.0.1 and cannot
figure out why it is happening - not just on my computer but on a colleagues as
well.
Thanks for any assistance

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-20 15:42:42 UTC

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This is normal.

Create a new page, insert an image from the current site. Look at the code
before saving the page. See the file:/// link? Now save the page in the
current site and look at the code again. See a file:/// link? Now save the
page *OUTSIDE* the current site and look at the code again. See the
file:/// link?

That's how it works....
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Post by guelph_gg
Not sure if this is the same problem or not, but we just recently started to
have a problem created files from our templates in Dreamweaver. We are
creating these on a ColdFusion server and for some reason now (and this JUST
started) whenever we do a file > New > from template all of the links become
absolute to the files on the hard drive instead of being relative to the
"file:///C|/sites/
Is this in your code? It wont show up as an error.
In any case, we need help with this problem - I have vs 7.0.1 and cannot
figure out why it is happening - not just on my computer but on a colleagues as
well.
Thanks for any assistance

guelph_gg

2004-08-20 16:06:17 UTC

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Thanks for your response. How is this normal if you save this file to the remote server and when people are trying to access links the page is trying to link to file:/// ?

Alan

2004-08-20 16:15:16 UTC

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IF you have a defined site in dreamweaver, and the file is saved within that
Site's Local Site Folder- the only times dreamweaver will make file:///
paths are if the image or link is OUTSIDE the Local Site Folder. And- dw
will usually put up a nag screen to that effect when you place the image or
make the link.

any other info?
Url address to the page?

I'm wondering about your words, where you say you Save the file to the
remote server. Are you really saving it TO the remote server??

the normal is to save the file within the Local Site Folder (which should be
on your Hard Drive) then you PUT the file to the remote server.

Post by guelph_gg
Thanks for your response. How is this normal if you save this file to the
remote server and when people are trying to access links the page is trying to
link to file:/// ?

guelph_gg

2004-08-20 16:46:53 UTC

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Hi - yes you are correct, which is why this is a problem.
This is on our Intranet site on a coldfusion server = can't give you access.
I tested the same operations on another site and it doesn't seem to be a
problem there, so I am thinking it may be something template specific. Thanks
for your tiem, will have to keep diggiing here.
gg

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-20 16:53:34 UTC

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There's nothing to dig as far as I can tell. Save the files into a local
folder and then upload them.
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Post by guelph_gg
Hi - yes you are correct, which is why this is a problem.
This is on our Intranet site on a coldfusion server = can't give you access.
I tested the same operations on another site and it doesn't seem to be a
problem there, so I am thinking it may be something template specific.
Thanks
for your tiem, will have to keep diggiing here.
gg

MXPower

2005-06-30 21:31:52 UTC

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I am getting error 3 but it updates the template pages that I created from the
template. This started when I moved the folder structure on XP folder explore
then recreated my site. Everything is the same path wise and site wise. The old
folder was located in My Documents/My Documents/FOLDER and now it is in My
Documents/FOLDER. I did this outside of dreamweaver (I have done this before
successfully) and now it throws error 2 sometimes and now error 3. I did a
search on error 2 and you suggested redoing the site cache which I did without
success. I recreated the site and it throws the error.

Any ideas.

AJ2K

2005-12-20 13:44:12 UTC

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Hi Folks,

Am wandering if someone can help. When trying to update my site with a newly
changed template, I get the following error message:

Error accessing file "(...file path and name...)": bad file path (error code 3)

Can someone help here. I am not sure why this is happening.

Thanks.

Murray *TMM*

2005-12-20 14:10:04 UTC

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Please desribe your site definition for me: where is the local root folder
located?

Also, which DW are you using?
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Post by AJ2K
Hi Folks,
Am wandering if someone can help. When trying to update my site with a newly
Error accessing file "(...file path and name...)": bad file path (error code 3)
Can someone help here. I am not sure why this is happening.
Thanks.

forumnotifier

2005-12-20 13:44:14 UTC

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