Flash Buttons in template editable regions

I have created a template which contains a layer (called nav) which houses a
table with 5 editable regions. In each of these regions is a button. When I
look at the template in the browser within dreamweaver everything looks fine.
But when I create a new html page, based on the template, the flash buttons
don't render in the browser. When I try exactly the same process on a non
template page they render just fine. I have searched high and low and don't
see anything that says templates pre-clude use of flash buttons. Can someone
help me on this?

Yes. It's best not to use Flash buttons in Template pages (actually, I
wouldn't use them at all). Here's why - they will only work if they are in
the same folder as the containing page. This would mean the Template page
itself. But when you spawn a child page, you cannot save the child page in
the Templates folder (you must not do this), and so the link in the Flash
button will fail. This is not a desirable situation, clearly.

You would not have this problem with ordinary graphic button images.

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"Barb S" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I have created a template which contains a layer (called nav) which
houses a
table with 5 editable regions. In each of these regions is a button.
When I
look at the template in the browser within dreamweaver everything looks
fine.
But when I create a new html page, based on the template, the flash
buttons
don't render in the browser. When I try exactly the same process on a non
template page they render just fine. I have searched high and low and
don't
see anything that says templates pre-clude use of flash buttons. Can
someone
help me on this?

Thank you so much for your prompt and informative reply. I have a bunch of
students who did this on a project instead of creating their own buttons, and I
did not now the reason. I usually don't use flash buttons, so I was unable to
solve their problem.

Barb:

You're welcome! I'll be glad to help further if you need me....

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Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Dreamweaver MX
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources
http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes
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"Barb S" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Thank you so much for your prompt and informative reply. I have a bunch
of
students who did this on a project instead of creating their own buttons,
and I
did not now the reason. I usually don't use flash buttons, so I was
unable to
solve their problem.