Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - Manual (Page 94)

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Getting and putting files to and from your server
File transfer and dependent files
If you’re working in a collaborative environment, use the Check In/Check Out system to transfer files between local
and remote sites. If you’re the only person working on the remote site, however, you can use the Get and Put
commands to transfer files without checking them in or out.
When you transfer a document between a local and remote folder using the Files panel, you have the option of trans-
ferring the document’s dependent files. Dependent files are images, external style sheets, and other files referenced
in your document that a browser loads when it loads the document.
Note: It’s usually a good idea to download dependent files when checking out a new file, but if the latest versions of the
dependent files are already on the local disk, there’s no need to download them again. This is also true for uploading and
checking in files: no need if up-to-date copies are already at the remote site.
Library items are treated as dependent files.
Some servers report errors when putting library items. However, you can cloak these files to prevent them from being
transferred.
See also
“Checking in and checking out files” on page 91
“Enable and disable site cloaking” on page 100
About background file transfers
You can perform other, non-server-related, activities while you’re getting or putting files. Background file transfer
works for all of the transfer protocols supported by Dreamweaver: FTP, SFTP, LAN, WebDAV, Microsoft Visual
SourceSafe, and RDS.
Non-server-related activities include common operations like typing, editing external style sheets, generating site-
wide reports, and creating new sites.
Server-related activities that Dreamweaver cannot perform during file transfers include the following:
• Put/Get/Check in/Check out files
• Undo check-out
• Create a database connection
• Bind dynamic data
• Preview live data
• Insert a web service
• Delete remote files or folders
• Preview in a browser on a testing server
September 4, 2007