Paths are being changed in uneditable portion of template

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I don't know how to begin this question as this has just started to happen. I have a page layout that is linked to a template with "Lightbox" js in the <head> section of the template. I open the layout file edit and add copy and other changes and save the renamed file to my root directory. When I open the file in a browser the js does not execute. I have gone back to the code and looked at the Lightbox js and there are three incorrect path changes that were inserted when I did the save and update.

I keep the page layouts in a subdir off my root directory. The Lightbox js is a subdir off the root directory. When I save the edited layout page I save it with a new name to the root directory. This has all worked perfectly for the last several years and even last week, but I am at a loss as to how and why the changes to the js paths are occurring.

Background: I am not a Dreamweaver or HTM pro, but have just enough knowledge to be dangerous. I am using DW-6 as a stand alone application. This is for my website:Two Lab Photography: Home and I am trying to update my gallery pages.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank You

John

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Hello NancyI did the reset as you described but never got the Reset Preference dialog box. I searched the net again and found a better reset description than Adobe's KB description ( How Restore preferences in Dreamweaver CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6 | Solitude ෴ ). Followed along and deleted the proper files and edited the registry and restarted DW CS6 and I am still having the problem with the path to the Lightbox js. Short of removing DW and reinstalling I am at a loss of what to do next. I am at the point of just working with my work-around and making that part of my standard workflow.Thank you for the help.JohnSounds to me like your Template is corrupted. Re-installing DW won't fix that. Do you have a good backup Template stored somewhere? If not, you'll just need to recreate it. Nancy

2labjohn · Answer

Thanks for the help Nancy. sorry I didn't get back sooner but I have had other things to take care. I tried deleting the Cache first and when I restarted DW CS6 the problem persisted. Restore preferences? This one left me confused as the Knowledge Base instruction did not indicate what the preference file was called. I never went into the Registry since the first part of this two part fix was not accomplished.fI have a work-around for the problem, its a bit of a pain but it solves the problem.

I am sure you would recommend I move up to the latest DW but I don't use DW to justify the expense.

Again thank you

John

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