Proper Way to Update Your Fireworks HTML in Ultradev

[Jables]

*This question is also posted in the Ultradev and Dreamweaver forums.*

Here's my setup.

I have a site defined in Ultradev. It is an ASP site, so the site is defined as being connected via FTP. Almost all of my ASP/HTML pages are built off of the same template (Main.dwt). There is a header in this file which was built using fireworks. It has pop up menus.

So lets say I want to go into fireworks, open the source file for the header and change one of the links in the pop up menus, or even change the entire header itself. Now what is the quickest way to upadte the template file in Ultradev and thus cascade the update through all of the pages that are based on the template.

Here's what I've been doing:

METHOD 1
1. Open the file in fireworks, change what I need to and choose File-->Update HTML.
2. When prompted for the HTML to update, I choose the fireworks HTML that is inserted into the Main.dwt template. Then I choose the images folder associated with the fireworks HTML.

RESULT --> The Main.dwt template doesn't update at all and thus neither do any of the pages based on the template.

METHOD 2
1. Same as step one from METHOD 1
2. When prompted for HTML to update, choose the Main.dwt template file. Choose image folder associated with the fireworks HTML file.

RESULT-->Main.dwt template file updates and I then resave the template. Ultradev prompts to update files based on the template and I select all the files and choose okay. So you would think I only need to reupload the template file to the server. But I have to upload the template file and all files based on the template to the server again in order to see the changes I've made.

Is there a way to do this where I only have to upload the template to the server whenever it changes?

 

[MJewell]

Short Answer: Option 2, and No, FTP all

Long Answer: Option 2, you could break you top menu into an include file that is included by all the other pages, but beware, if you don't know what your doing, this can cause a world of pain and annoyance...

We use the long answer here, but it also took us months to design the site and make it work correctly....

-Mike

 

[Jables]

Well, I'm a glutton for punishment.

Any chance you'd give me some basics on breaking up the fireworks html into an SSL? Dos & Don'ts/Pitfalls?

Help is appreciated.