Datasheet

Check Files
In and Out
L
arge Web sites, consisting of many files with more
than one developer working on the files, require a
check-out system to prevent developers from
working on files simultaneously and overwriting each
other’s changes. Dreamweaver provides a check-out
system that requires a developer to check out a file before
changing it and prevents anyone else from changing the
file while it is checked out.
When several developers work on a Web site, the Remote
site is the most up-to-date version of the site. A developer’s
Local site might not contain the latest version of a file that
another developer worked on. Therefore, files are checked
into and out of the Remote site.
The file list in the Files panel shows the file status — a red
check mark beside a file that is checked out, along with the
name of the person who checked it out, and a lock beside
files that are checked in. Files that you checked out show a
green check mark.
A file can be checked in or out with or without its dependent
files, such as images and style sheets. Unless you are going
to change them, you do not need to check out the
dependent files.
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Window
Files F8
1 Click Window.
2 Click Files.
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Check Files In and Out
The Files panel opens.
3 Click here and select the site.
4 Double-click a filename.
The Dependent Files dialog box opens.
5 Click Yes or No.
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