Why does Dreamweaver NOT save my username and passwordfor FTP

Have been using Dreamweaver CS3 Build 3481 Version 9.0 for about a month. The
problem I have is that every time I enter a login and password "I ALSO CHECK
THE BOX SAVE". When I exit dreamweaver and then reopen the program it loses the
username and password. This did not happen with my previous version MX.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

I had this same problem and it drove me nuts. I hope your on a Mac. I finally found the fix. Open KeyChain in Utilities. Under KeyChain Access go to KeyChain First Aid. Select repair. You are done.

Adobe got back to me and gave me some info I'll share that might help others
who have this problem. YES the fix did work for me, I'm running Dreamweaver 9
or the CS3 version and was losing user name and password each time I re-opened
the program.

You can find the fix at
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...671c&sliceId=2

Basically it's a registry fix, appears when you have Explorer 7.0 installed.

Warning: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can cause serious problems
that may require reinstalling your operating system. Adobe does not guarantee
that problems caused by editing the registry incorrectly can be resolved. Edit
the registry at your own risk.

1. Launch the Registry Editor by clicking the Start button, choose Run,
then type "regedit". In the Registry Editor, navigate to this folder:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\
Explorer\User Shell Folders\
2. See if there is a key called AppData.

# Backup the Users Shell Folders registry branch as follows:

1. Right-click the Users Shell Folders folder and select "Export".
2. In the "Export range" section, choose "Selected branch".
3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.
4. If problems occur after editing the registry, double-clicking the .reg
file will re-install that registry branch.

# If the AppData key is missing, then perform the following steps. If the
AppData key exists, then skip to Step 5.

1. On the right side of the Registry Editor explorer pane, right-click in a
blank area anywhere under the last key in the list. You should get a context
menu that says "New" with a flyout menu.
2. In the flyout menu, select "Expandable String Value" and name the new
key AppData.

# Right-click the new AppData key (or the existing one if it was already
there), select Modify, and enter the following in the Value Data field:
%USERPROFILE%\Application Data. If the values for the other keys in your User
Shell Folders directory don't start with %USERPROFILE%, then use the value that
your other keys use. For example, if your Local Settings key has a value of
u:\Local Settings, then try usingu:\Application Data.
# Open Dreamweaver, re-enter the FTP login information for one of your sites,
and see if the FTP login is now saved when you close and re-open Dreamweaver.

Worked for me.

Thanks Adobe

Personally, I prefer to use a program that is designed specifically for FTP
functions - FileZilla. It is FREE and offers tonnes of functions.

Official URL is http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla

It is much better at handling FTP functions, you can manage multiple sites
easier than FTP'ing in Dreamweaver, you can set permissions, and the list goes
on.

:smile;

JoelTSRoberts wrote:

Personally, I prefer to use a program that is designed specifically for FTP
functions - FileZilla. It is FREE and offers tonnes of functions.

Official URL is http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla

It is much better at handling FTP functions, you can manage multiple sites
easier than FTP'ing in Dreamweaver, you can set permissions, and the list goes
on.

:smile;

Apart from setting permissions and queuing files, the FTP built in

Dreamweaver is more than enough for me. I change a file and click on
Put, job done. No changing between programs for me. If I need the most
current version, click on Get, the file comes down, nice.

I have been using Dreamweaver since v2 and have never had any issues
using the FTP built in to move files up and down.

Each site definition has its own FTP setup, can't see the problems myself.



Steve

For sure, Dreamweaver can handle the simple FTP tasks and for most users /
functions, it is fine. However, via FTP you can achieve so much more. For
example, if you want to set permissions on a directory where you are uploading
images using an online form (eg. writing to the server), you need to be able to
set the permissions.

I didn't mention any problems with Dreamweaver FTP, just stated that there are
other alternatives.

JoelTSRoberts wrote:

For sure, Dreamweaver can handle the simple FTP tasks and for most users /
functions, it is fine. However, via FTP you can achieve so much more. For
example, if you want to set permissions on a directory where you are uploading
images using an online form (eg. writing to the server), you need to be able to
set the permissions.

I didn't mention any problems with Dreamweaver FTP, just stated that there are
other alternatives.

Totally agree, but there is/was an extension that set permissions too,
but only for Unix servers. But then does a normal FTP program set
windows file permissions? I dunno, I have only ever developed on Windows
servers where I have a remote connection, so do all permissions using that.