CalumetTraditions

Yea, i will assume that experienced webmasters are inclined to work with code rather than relying on wysiwyg functions like in dreamweaver. So i think my solution is to dig through the css and make the changes i need, since they are aesthetic ones, and confirm my changes with a browser. And yes my app is like dreamweaver, called quanta plus and its installed on my local comp. I was hoping that i could work with quanta and view the changes with it wysiwyg capability, But i think you are right, there is something missing in the app that the browser has. Thx for your help. Peace

Lets say i access the website through a browser, the asp pages the site is referring to is processed on the server (is this correct?).....not on the local machine. If using an wysiwyg editor, shouldn't i be able to view the site, what the web browser sees, in its accurate format?....sorry for any terminology incorrectness, but what i am getting at is, right now, even if i work off the server i am still unable to view the proper format. BTW, I am curious what you checked when you visited my link? And with any tools?

Ahh, so my quantas app isn't reading the asp pages?.....that limitation seems strange. Your implication here is that even though i am connected to the server through quantas, the pages i pull up are still inaccurate because quanta cannot open asp?

Thx for the replies. My site's name is CalumetTraditions.3dCartStores.com, i just switched over from another hosting company and haven't requested to have my domain name point to the new IP, which explains the subdomain. Anyway, I have downloaded all files related to the site (from what i know, lol). And also, there is a mdb directory aside from the templates dir; there is also code that references asp....maybe i should switch back to fatcow cuz they use linux? haha. Here is some code from the homepage...... <script language="JavaScript" src="assets/templates/common/js/utilities.js" type="text/JavaScript"></script> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="assets/templates/[template]/css/[stylesheet]" type="text/css" media="screen"> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="assets/templates/common/js/tabs.css" type="text/css" media="screen"> What i am wondering is if these links reference the server's directory, when i download the files to work locally, wouldn't these links become unusable? This is why i thought i would direct Quantas to work off the server, and i did pull up the homepage with Quantas, but still the site is unlike that viewed from a browser.

Hey, sure, i can ftp all directories to my local drive, i have access to all files related to the template. May i ask what link are you referring to, the ones in the code?

Hey hey, There is something i am missing here. I am trying to edit a template on a server. first i downloaded the entire directory and pulled up the home.html page on my wysiwyg editor but it didn't look anything like it does in a browser. Next, i worked off the server with the same editor, but still the layout is completely different with no images, links, etc. There isn't an index.html, nor any shtml......i thought maybe i was opening up the wrong homepage. But lets say it is the correct one, this homepage will refer to other pages in the directory on the server. Is it possible that my editor is not giving the homepage access to the directory? Any suggestions for a newbie? Thanks

Nevermind i answered my own question..... In quanta plus one needs to start a new project and there i am able to add the server's path. Check out my site soon.....although its mainly template....later will do custom design. :D CalumetTraditions.com Peace to All

To All, Well, here is the issue. I am trying to edit a template provided by my hosting company, so first i downloaded the entire contents of the template from ftp and tried to work on it locally. Now, excuse if my terminology is incorrect, i opened the frame.html (its the main file?) and it looks nothing like the template. So i looked at the code and the links are obviously pointing to directories which the server contains. My question is.....in this scenario, is it a standard method to work off the server by setting the source files in my html editor to point to the server? Thanks all