paths in templates and documents

Am a newcomer to webdesign and DM.
Have based the pages on my new site on a single template and have just noticed
a strange thing. If a path appears in the template, when it appears on the page
it is different, e.g:

In the template:

<li><a
href="../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm">Catechetics</a></li>
<li><a
href="../Shop/Doctrine%20Pamphlets.htm">Doctrine</a></li>
<li><a href="../Shop/MoralAndSocialPamphlets.htm">Moral &
Social</a></li>
<li><a
href="../Shop/SacramentsPamphlets.htm">Sacraments</a></li>
<li><a href="../Shop/SciencePamphlets.htm">Science &
Religion</a></li>

In the page, based on the template:


<li><a
href="../../../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm">Catechetics</a></li>
<li><a
href="../../../Shop/Doctrine%20Pamphlets.htm">Doctrine</a></li>
<li><a
href="../../../Shop/MoralAndSocialPamphlets.htm">Moral & Social</a></li>
<li><a
href="../../../Shop/SacramentsPamphlets.htm">Sacraments</a></li>
<li><a href="../../../Shop/SciencePamphlets.htm">Science &
Religion</a></li>

Why have the additional ../../ 's appeared?
I have altered the template and then applied it to all the pages on the site
but the pages do not alter. The page still appears to behave quite normally.

Would value anyone's comments.

Why have the additional ../../ 's appeared?

Because DW is managing the link to the file based on where you have saved
it.

href="../../../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm">Catechetics</a>

That path says to get from the current page to the page being linked, go up
3 folder levels, and then look for "CatecheticsPamphlets.htm". If that's
not the correct location of the files, then you have a problem with the way
you have defined your root folder in DW.


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"BrianOG" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Am a newcomer to webdesign and DM.
Have based the pages on my new site on a single template and have just
noticed
a strange thing. If a path appears in the template, when it appears on the
page
it is different, e.g:

In the template:

li><a
href="../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm">Catechetics</a></li
li><a
href="../Shop/Doctrine%20Pamphlets.htm">Doctrine</a></li
li><a
href="../Shop/MoralAndSocialPamphlets.htm">Moral &
Social</a></li
li><a
href="../Shop/SacramentsPamphlets.htm">Sacraments</a></li
li><a href="../Shop/SciencePamphlets.htm">Science &
Religion</a></li

In the page, based on the template:


li><a
href="../../../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm">Catechetics</a></li
li><a
href="../../../Shop/Doctrine%20Pamphlets.htm">Doctrine</a></li
li><a
href="../../../Shop/MoralAndSocialPamphlets.htm">Moral & Social</a></li
li><a
href="../../../Shop/SacramentsPamphlets.htm">Sacraments</a></li
li><a
href="../../../Shop/SciencePamphlets.htm">Science &
Religion</a></li

Why have the additional ../../ 's appeared?
I have altered the template and then applied it to all the pages on the
site
but the pages do not alter. The page still appears to behave quite
normally.

Would value anyone's comments.

Hi Murray,
I think I now understand.
My root folder is defined as H:\WebDesign\Faith\
The Faith (root) folder contains a Shop folder which contains the
CatecheticsPamphlets.htm file
I assume that, depending on the page in which the menu is placed, the link
changes. So, in the case of pages in
Faith\Ideas\Articles\SacramentsArticles\ this menu link is defined as
.../../../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm (down three to root),
whereas in Faith\Events this menu link is defined as
.../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm (down one to root)
Am I right? Sorry to be so dumb
Regards
Brian

Yes - that's correct. If you would spawn a child from the template, and
save that child in the root folder, the link would be <a
href="whatever.html". If you saved it one folder down from the root, it
would then be <a href="whatever/whatever.html", etc. DW is managing the
links for you based on where you saved the child page.

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"BrianOG" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Murray,
I think I now understand.
My root folder is defined as H:\WebDesign\Faith\
The Faith (root) folder contains a Shop folder which contains the
CatecheticsPamphlets.htm file
I assume that, depending on the page in which the menu is placed, the link
changes. So, in the case of pages in
Faith\Ideas\Articles\SacramentsArticles\ this menu link is defined as
../../../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm (down three to root),
whereas in Faith\Events this menu link is defined as
../Shop/CatecheticsPamphlets.htm (down one to root)
Am I right? Sorry to be so dumb
Regards
Brian

Thanks, Murray, for your help.
Brian

You're welcome.

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"BrianOG" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Thanks, Murray, for your help.
Brian