Hi, I have been using Microsoft web expression 4 to edit our site and it has
Been working well.

However now we have 2 new issues.

When i view the dwt template it looks fine, but when i open
One of the index files (there are 3 ) the products in the center
Are viewing vertical in a straight line down. Instead of how it
Would show normally horizontal.

Also, when i try to preview it using firefox i get the following message
“You need to select a version of PHP”. I tried looking for that
Option but never found it.

Any help is much appreciated.

Hi Dano, the issue with viewing a page in EW could come down to the css path in the .dwt check if the paths look like.

<link href="../css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="../css/ectcart.css" rel="stylesheet">

Viewing pages in FF I'm seeing the same (didn't do this previously, maybe the last Microsoft update is causing it) the Application Options has PHP you would fill in the path there. It does require that you have php extensions installed on your local machine. You can bi-pass it but only preview using IE/Edge browser by clicking cancel which will give you a url like http://localhost:XXXXXX/affiliate.php but will not preview in FF or google chrome.

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Hi,

This is what I found but not sure if anything looks amiss.

<link href="../css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="../css/ectstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="../css/nav_styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, initial-scale=1" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link href="../css/ectcart.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

Also, when I select Option, then under PHP it shows a browse to Path to PHP executable for previewing PHP pages and a browse button. After I click browse, where do I go? There is a name of "php-cgi" in the file name box already.

Kinda frustrating. I've had MS Expression 4 for a few months now to replace my Old Dreamweaver and it has worked perfect without any issues. All I've been using it for is to update the webpage and see it in Design or Code view, then I save the changes and use FTP to upload to our server. I guess if I can't get it to work I will need to find another WYSIWYG editor...

None of which is your guys fault :)


Thanks for any help with this...

Did you upgrade to ECT v6.7 or v6.8? If so, change this sequence

To

The ECT ectcart.css style sheet should now come before any others as it will affect you site. Any changes you want to make to ECT styles should now go in what I presume is your style sheet, style.css, so it will not be over-written with ECT updates.

Marshall
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Hi Marshall,

Where do I check for what version I have? I know we bought
License ID 0003cp00grb0099
Virtual CSS Lifestyle Ecomm Plus

Regards,

Look in the inc/incfuntions.hp file. The last comment tag, maybe 10 lines down from the top, will have the version.

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Hi, I looked and then did a search in the includes.php and did not find a version. Here is the code.

<?php
// For a description of these parameters and their useage, please open the following URL in your browser
// https://www.ecommercetemplates.com/phphelp/ecommplus/parameters.asp
// These are just a few examples of the parameters you can use to control
// your store. There are many, many more explained at the above URL

// Display Options

$pagebarattop=0;
$showquantonproduct=FALSE;
$showquantondetail=TRUE;
$showproductid=TRUE;
$proddetailtopbuybutton=TRUE;

$extracheckoutfield1="How did you hear about us?";
$extracheckoutfield1required=TRUE;
$extracheckoutfield1html="<select name=\"ectfield\" size=\"1\"><option value=\"\">Please Select...</option><option value=\"Google\">Google</option><option value=\"Yahoo\">Yahoo</option></select>";

$nocatid=TRUE;
$showinstock=TRUE;
$showproductsku="ISBN";
$searchbymanufacturer="Manufacturer";
$manufacturerfield="Manufacturer";
$usefirstlastname=TRUE;
$notifybackinstock=TRUE;
$removedefaultoptiontext=TRUE;

$searchbymanufacturer="Manufacturer";
$manufacturerfield="Manufacturer";

$adminencoding="UTF-8";

date_default_timezone_set('UTC');

// Shipping / Tax Options

$defaulttrackingcarrier="usps";

$taxShipping=0;
$taxHandling=0;

$estimateshipping=TRUE;
$autobillingtoshipping=FALSE;

$nodefaultzip=TRUE;

// Currency Symbol Override (Only set to TRUE if you want to change the default currency symbol)

$overridecurrency=FALSE;
$orcsymbol="£";
$orcemailsymbol=" ";
$orcdecplaces=2;
$orcdecimals=".";
$orcthousands=",";
$orcpreamount=TRUE;

// Payment Options

$pathtossl = "";
$payproviderradios=1;
$persistentcart=5;
$giftwrappingcost=0.8;

// Layout Options

$usecsslayout=TRUE;
$sortcategoriesalphabetically=TRUE;

$actionaftercart=3;

$useimageincart=TRUE;
$linkcartproducts=TRUE;
$nomarkup=TRUE;
$recentlyviewed=TRUE;
$numrecentlyviewed=5;

// Email Options

$useemailfriend=TRUE;
$useaskaquestion=TRUE;
$inlinepopups=TRUE;
$htmlemails=TRUE;

// Customer Login

$enableclientlogin=true;
$allowclientregistration=false;
$customeraccounturl="clientlogin.php";

$loyaltypoints=100;
$loyaltypointvalue=0.0001;

// Customer Reviews and Ratings

$enablecustomerratings=TRUE;
$ratingsonproductspage=FALSE;

// Image Tweaks

$imgbuybutton="images/buy.gif";

// Affiliate Options

$expireaffiliate=30;

// Discount Options

$nogiftcertificate=FALSE;

// Gift Registry and Wish Lists

$enablewishlists=TRUE;
$wishlistonproducts=TRUE;

// Cross Selling / Upselling

$crosssellaction='bestsellers,related';
$csbestsellerstitle='Our best sellers';
$csrecommendedtitle='Recommended items';
$bestsellerlimit=180;


?>

Hi

I don't think it's anything to do with the version it's just that EW has problems rendering responsive layouts exactly as they would appear on the server with the database connection set - are the pages showing ok once you have them published?

Didn't you purchase the service to update your site by the way?

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Andy is probably right, but it is the inc/incfunctions.php file, not the includes.php file that has the version number. You can also log into your admin and the version will be displayed on the left when you are on the Store Admin page.

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Hi Dano2, I found a setting that might help, it will not show dyanmic content like Andy mentioned the machine would have to be a server and connected to a database but it will open the page in FF so you can see the design header/ position of left nav / any manual links / footer. In EW click on Site > Preview Tab and un-check Use Microsoft Expression Development Server.



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Hi all,

Thanks for all the the responses.

Andy: yes we just purchased the service to update our site. I will send the information
Soon.

Sinbad: thanks i will try that setting when i get home today.

Also i just checked our version is V6.6.1.

All i want to be able to do is use Ms Web Expression to make
Website updates using design and code view. Its just that the Design view
Is not viewing properly.

I will post back tonight after i try changing the
Settings in Ms web.

Thanks everyone

Hi all,

So I did the Site > Preview Tab and un-check Use Microsoft Expression Development Server change, it did allow me to view it in
FF which is great but it didn't change how it looks in EW in Design view.

In Design view, on the Index page, in the center, there are two sections that have images. The top section has 6 images and the
section underneath it has 3 images. When I view it in Design, the images in both those sections are all left justified and you have
to scroll all the way down to see them.

It would seem there is an Option or adjustment in EW that would fix this??? also, I am pretty sure it used to view properly and I haven't
done any updates to EW.


Would updating my E commerce Template version help??

Thanks in advance.

The problem is that Expression Web came out well before responsive design was a "thing" so it struggles to display the css correctly. To get a true reflection of the layout you would need to publish pages to your server.

Andy

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When I use the Preview in FF button it displays properly.

Isn't there a current version of MS Web Expression? or is there another WYSIWYG that is similar to MS Web? I used
to use DW which is why I got MS Web...

Expression Web was retired many years ago. The only remaining mainstream wysiwyg editor is Dreamweaver.

Andy

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I currently use Dreamweaver CS6 & it currently ticks all the boxes. Expression web was retired 5 years ago next month which is around the time that responsive web design /websites started to really emerge.

I've never used this package but you can download it for a free 21 day trial. It's worth a try !

https://www.coffeecup.com/designer/

Steve

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Thsnks guys, I understand. I think ill check into coffeecup ive head
Good news about it and the price is right. Im not a full blown web designer so
I just need a wysiwyg type editor.

Hi All

Would E-Commerce work with Coffee Cup? I don't see it listed as one of the editors?

thanks in advance...

ECT works with any editor, though you may have diminished capabilities with a dynamic web template. Of that, I am not sure.

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Hi,
So today I downloaded a trial of Coffeecup html editor. It displays the preview properly which is
great, however when I try to open the Template to try and do a Global type change, it won't
open the Template.

I did notice the file type shows as Microsoft Web Expression. Would this be the issue since
I've been previously using MS WE?

Also, I see there are 2 versions of CoffeeCup. HTML Editor ($39.00) and the Designer version ($189.00). Any
ideas on which is better etc?

Thanks in Advance..

As far as I know only Dreamweaver and Expression Web support dwt files. Other editors would mean editing page by page.

Andy

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