Transferring menus to new computer

**jamesmc** · 21 July 2006, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by paul8agrape

Okay something is seriously screwed up. Even if I go to create a new menu with Xara, ALL my options are greyed out except Start and Designs. I can't even create anything! LOL This is a brand new hard drive with a clean build. Just loaded Xara on it 2 days ago.

That's probably because you haven't created anything new with Webstyle on your new computer.

I recall that's how it looks when no projects have been started.

**paul8agrape** · 21 July 2006, 02:18 AM

Okay but are you saying that I have to actually create those reg entries that don't even exist on new PC? Like Export Path? Maybe I'm just really slow today, but I still don't understand why I need to look up the old path. I know exactly where the files are on this computer.

**paul8agrape** · 21 July 2006, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by jamesmc

That's probably because you haven't created anything new with Webstyle on your new computer.

I recall that's how it looks when no projects have been started.

Okay but I CAN'T create anything new. Everything is greyed out except Start and Designs. I have NEVER had to create a Project as my first step. I just went to insert a menu, button, whatever.

**paul8agrape** · 21 July 2006, 02:24 AM

According to Xara's help files...

"The ability to easily create professional-looking designs is now at your finger tips. The process takes just 4 easy steps:

1) Select a design type

When starting Webstyle you are presented with a circular menu of different web graphic options. Just click on the type of design that you wish to create"

So I should be able to just go select like a menu or button to start. I can't even do that. I can choose a menu for instance...but no matter which design I choose, everything remains greyed out. Should I just reinstall?

**jamesmc** · 21 July 2006, 02:32 AM

You might reinstall, but if it were me I would sleep on it and look at with fresh eyes tomorrow.

There is only so much keyboard pounding that a forehead can take. heh heh.

I'll be back tomorrow, must shower and read the newspaper.

**paul8agrape** · 21 July 2006, 02:58 AM

Well...I didn't feel like waiting so I fixed it.

Long story but the bottom line...I had read somewhere to copy over the WSTemplates folder from the old PC. THIS was the problem. Something I was copying in was trashing default settings. So after reinstalling the 2nd time, I ONLY copied the Default (Project) folder in. And VOILA! Was able to use it no problems.

I hadn't paid attention to the whole Project thing unfortunately. So now...I have 3 different websites with files in Default Project. Can I just create Project folders for them and copy the needed files from Default over? Then...I guess figure out how to edit it in the specific site?

Anyway...thanks a million for both of your help.

**RedWombat** · 21 July 2006, 02:27 PM

That's great Paul8AGrape!

I had to head off to bed, but I'm glad it worked out for you.

I think you should be able to create project folders and sort your projects into them. I think you'll have to change the paths in the XWS files I mentioned though. I had a project just the other day that I moved into another folder. I had to make the change otherwise it errored when I tried to open it in Webstyle.

**paul8agrape** · 04 August 2006, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by RedWombat

That's great Paul8AGrape!

I had to head off to bed, but I'm glad it worked out for you.

I think you should be able to create project folders and sort your projects into them. I think you'll have to change the paths in the XWS files I mentioned though. I had a project just the other day that I moved into another folder. I had to make the change otherwise it errored when I tried to open it in Webstyle.

Okay so I'm having a similar problem still. I am able to get all my Xara projects working but I had a "Default (Project)" folder that everything had been getting dumped into, and now I'm seperating it. I've tried creating a new project folder, copying the files I need into it, then renaming it in the HTML code. So instead of "<!--webbot CLIENTSIDE bot="Ws4FpEx" MODULEID="'Default (Project)\Bio_off.xws'", I rename it to the new project <!--webbot CLIENTSIDE bot="Ws4FpEx" MODULEID="'NewWeb (Project)\Bio_off.xws'

Where else are you talking about making changes? If I do the above, it is still pointing towards "Default (Project)..." when I go to save again.

**RedWombat** · 04 August 2006, 03:16 AM

Hi Paul.

The files I'm referring to are the xws files located under a path like: C:\Program Files\Xara\Webstyle 4\WSTemplates. Look for these.

That's a bummer that you put everything into one default project folder. Once you clean up the code it should work.

Look for a section called XWSFile: with a path after. That's the path I changed.

Let us know how it goes.

**paul8agrape** · 08 August 2006, 01:50 AM

I don't see it...here is a sample of the code from my site...

<script src="xaramenu.js"></script><script Webstyle4 src="Menu/chinnema.js"></script><noscript><img src="Menu/Chinnema.gif?05BF816C" editor="Webstyle4"></noscript><p> </p>

But if I got to Save, it has the project as Default, but its greyed out, so I can't change it. I'm still confused about what you're saying to do with the actual .xws files.