Re: [WDSCI-L] Using page templates in WDSCi

[Mark Phippard <MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, I have not worked with the templates at all.  I will definitely snag a 
copy of Joe's book when it is available though.

There appears to be a little bit more info on templates in the 5.1.2 
online help.

http://127.0.0.1:2633/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.etools.pagedesigner.doc/topics/cpagetemplate.html

Mark



wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 08/06/2004 12:37:00 PM:

> Mark,
> 
>     Thanks.  That was going to be my next guess.  Have you work with the
> template language as Joe has mentioned?  Is there any tutorials on this?
> 
> - Mike
> 
> On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:57:04 -0400 Mark Phippard <MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> writes:
> > You need to right-click on your project and do Run on Server.  Then 
> > your 
> > page is being served to you by a web server.  If you just open the 
> > page in 
> > a web browser, you will not get any of the links.
> > 
> > You should also be able to use the Preview page in the designer to 
> > get 
> > some similar functionality if it is mostly static content.
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 08/06/2004 09:48:34 AM:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your reply Joe.  See my answers below.
> > > 
> > > >From Joe:
> > > 
> > > > I use templates a lot.  My new book has a whole chapter just on
> > > > templates (including the template language).  It works pretty 
> > well.  I
> > > > don't quite understand the problem you're having.  Let me try a 
> > couple
> > > > of questions.
> > > 
> > > > First: Do the graphics appear when you open the page in the 
> > Page
> > > > Designer in WDSC?
> > > 
> > > Yes.
> > > 
> > > > Second: When you say "opening up my HTML page in a web browser", 
> > how
> > > > exactly are you opening the page?
> > > 
> > > There are two ways I was doing this.  First by right clicking the 
> > HTML 
> > file in
> > > WDSCi and saying Open with -> Web Browser.  The second way I was 
> > opening 
> > it 
> > > was to go to the directory on my hard drive where the HTML file is 
> > and 
> > double 
> > > clicking on the file, and opening it in IE.
> > > 
> > > > Third: When you say "I don't see any of the graphics", are you 
> > > > seeing
> > > > the little red X's we know and love, or are you not seeing any
> > > > evidence
> > > > of the template at all?
> > > 
> > > Yes, I'm seeing the red "X", and the only evidence of the emplate 
> > would 
> > be any
> > > text I place on the template itself.  You mentioned a "template 
> > language".  I 
> > > didn't find any reference to this in any of the help in WDSCi. 
> > Also the 
> > help 
> > > on Page Templates in WDSCi doesn't mention the language as a 
> > requirement 
> > to 
> > > use templates.  Do I need to do some programming in the template 
> > language to 
> > > get my template to work?  Thanks for your help.
> > > 
> > > - Mike
> > > 


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