how do i keep dreamweaver 2.01 from messing up my PHP code?! plz help!

You got it - Dreamweaver 2.01 keeps screwing up my code whenever I go to save it! I have to re-edit it in a text file to get it to work. But when I need to edit the rest of the page in Dreamweaver, it screws it up again!
Anyone have any ideas?

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

- ghost

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Stop using it?

Sorry, don't mean to sound sarcastic, but if you can hand code PHP why not HTML?

The reason I got dreamweaver 2.01 was to cut down on the production time it takes to get up websites. Also, the focus on streamlining the product so other team members can you use it is a big plus.

Thanks for your reply anyways.

- ghost

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ghost_swg:
The reason I got dreamweaver 2.01 was to cut down on the production time it takes to get up websites. Also, the focus on streamlining the product so other team members can you use it is a big plus.

Thanks for your reply anyways.

- ghost

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I have a common suggetion.
Just edit the php code in the text_editor eg.UltraEdit/Notepad by Dreamweaver's external editor. Then save it.

As my experience!! It feel not bad....

but my Dreamweaver's version is third . ^_^


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Ask not what your friends can do for you....
ask what you can do for your friends.[/quote]

Hello,

But will it not just tear up my code again once I try to edit more of the page in the future?

Thanks

- ghost

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ghost_swg:
Hello,

But will it not just tear up my code again once I try to edit more of the page in the future?

Thanks

- ghost

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In My PC ,it won't if you are using the same way to edit it



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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Ask not what your friends can do for you....
ask what you can do for your friends.[/quote]

"In My PC ,it won't if you are using the same way to edit it"

What do you mean? I will be using Dreamweaver to edit all of it, and then I will use the TextEditor for the PHP part(?). So what do I do when I need to edit it again in DREAMWEAVER? Will I just have to go back after making all my changes in DREAMWEAEVER and re-edit it in the TextEditor?

Thanks

- ghost

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A Dreamweaver default is to close all tags. for coding PHP just turn the feature off. Additionally, Homesite is very friendly to PHP and is bundled with Dreamweaver, it also has the pain-in-the rear closing tags, but again it can be turned off.

I use Dreamweaver simply to make the page look exactly how I want it in HTML, but then move to Homesite for all the coding. It is a lot easier, and Dreamweaver+PHP is not a perfect combination, although you can get it to work.

Use asp style tags <% code %> instead of <? ordinary php ?> style, then dreamwiever will leave your code alone.

[This message has been edited by robinivan (edited April 13, 2000).]