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[Clive.Aspen]

Hi,

I've started desgining my v10 store.
I've only just adjusted a basic template, and I exported a snapshot to save my progress... but when I export a snapshot I get this message;

Warning: A layout or style sheet specifies source files (with "SRC=" commands) that reside in directories other than the Online Store Folder on the web site. Actinic can not handle these files and they are being omitted from the list of files to upload.

No source files in a layout or style sheet should have a path. Store them in the site specific directory locally, and they will be uploaded to the Actinic web directory.

I'm a bit confused as I've only just started designing and I've only used a few images for banners etc so far.. All the images I've used are in the relevant actinic site folder, albeit in a sub folder called 'images'. I just put them there to keep it tidy. Is this wrong? any clues as to what I'm doing wrong.
Cheers.

[Sadcase]

I keep all my images in the 'Site1' folder due to this very issue - it doesn't include them in snapshots. It makes for a messy Site folder, but at least they're there if you need to reimport it.

I believe that this error message will go away if you keep all your images in the Site1 folder, and reference them there (for example, src="pic.jpg" rather than src="/images/pic.jpg"). However there a lot of people on this forum who know a lot better than I do, and who will be able to correct me if this is inaccurate.

[Clive.Aspen]

by the way, the images I am using.. and a flash file are all listed in 'additional files' to be uploaded during next upload.

[Clive.Aspen]

I keep all my images in the 'Site1' folder due to this very issue - it doesn't include them in snapshots. It makes for a messy Site folder, but at least they're there if you need to reimport it.

I believe that this error message will go away if you keep all your images in the Site1 folder, and reference them there (for example, src="pic.jpg" rather than src="/images/pic.jpg"). However there a lot of people on this forum who know a lot better than I do, and who will be able to correct me if this is inaccurate.

Thanks Mark.. Maybe thats what I have to do.. I would have just liked to have a tidy folder where all my extra images are.

[Sadcase]

Thanks Mark.. Maybe thats what I have to do.. I would have just liked to have a tidy folder where all my extra images are.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I tried to keep everything tidy way back when I set up the site in v7 … but I found lots of niggling little issues when doing it that way. I rapidly realised that it just wasn't worth the extra hassle in making it work, when I could keep everything in the Site1 folder and not have the hassle.

BTW, I do reference extra CSS files and such like in the 'additional files' - but these are still kept in the Site1 folder.

[Clive.Aspen]

thanks Mark

[NormanRouxel]

Files don't have to be directly in the Site folder. It would be quite safe (and good practice) to keep product images inside a Product Images sub-folder of your Site folder.

[TraceyHand]

but isn't that what the OP said he is doing?

All the images I've used are in the relevant actinic site folder, albeit in a sub folder called 'images'

I'm not sure why this should generate a snapshot warning

TBH, I think there are images references from somewhere else that the OP is missing

[Clive.Aspen]

oh really?

Yes Norman, I built a design, and I made an 'images' folder in the site folder and I put in that my design images... a banner, a little flash, and some logo images.
The site all looked good, but the message appeared when I did a snapshot.

[TraceyHand]

What do you have in your "additional images"? Hardcoded images from that "images" subfolder?

Check that there isn't reference to an image OUTside the site folder ANYwhere (this doesn't include the ones in the subfolder)
This doesn't just mean ones used in coding/design but also products, sections etc

[Clive.Aspen]

What do you have in your "additional images"? Hardcoded images from that "images" subfolder?

yes, the 'additional files' were just the files I had in the site/images/ folder.

no products yet.. just the sample products.. really I'd only included 5or6 images.. all of which are in the 'images' folder, in the site folder.

[Clive.Aspen]

I can confirm that all images and the flash.swf file I am using are in a folder called 'images' which is in the site folder.
There are 3 jpegs, 1 shockwave flash object, and the Jscript file 'flash object' which I use to display the flash.
Each of these is included in the 'additional files' (design:additional files) with their location given as Images/filename.jpg

I dont know if this is relevant, but I have to copy these files to the
PreviewHTML and DesignPreviewHTML
folders in order to see them properly in the preview screen (within actinic) and the 'preview store' in a browser.
I didnt think this was a problem because they will be uploaded to the server by the 'additional files' function.

All references to the files I have used have no filepath... they are just <img src="filename.jpg"> I didnt use a path as I am uploading these to the site folder online using 'additional files' so I didnt believe they would need a path as they will be in the root.

So as I say, I've only used these 5 files.. they are all in a folder called images within the site folder.. yet whenever I try and take a snapshot the error listed in my original post appears.

Can I find out which files actinic is refering to?

[Clive.Aspen]

Warning: A layout or style sheet specifies source files (with "SRC=" commands) that reside in directories other than the Online Store Folder on the web site. Actinic can not handle these files and they are being omitted from the list of files to upload.

No source files in a layout or style sheet should have a path. Store them in the site specific directory locally, and they will be uploaded to the Actinic web directory.

Is this just a general warning about using "SRC=" in a layout ??
Is it just telling me to watch out if because I've used <img src="filename"> ?
Or is it a specific warning that some files are missing?
Does anyone know?

[leehack]

As long as you have all images and resources for the site either in the site1 folder or in sub folders of that folder, you can ignore the message. I always have a sub folder for DesignImages and one for ProductPictures. I get it every time too, never had a clue what its problem is, you'll get used to the vague error messages, rumour has it Professor Layton will be using some of them for his mysteries in series 4.

[Clive.Aspen]

hoho

thanks for the reply.

Yes it does seem like a weird warning...

I exported the snapshot.
Activated a new site and imported the snapshot into that.
All my images from the 'images folder' were there in the site folder.. so it hadnt missed any of them.

All I had to do was copy them to the preview folders and it was all ok..
So looks like a spurious message... disconcerting though!