Can't open a site

**gerver** · 05 March 2009, 11:00 AM

Having exported a site, I later tried to open it and Webdesign reported a problem loading the images and this is the result. Oddly it displays normally in Dreaweaver. Anyone any ideas - thanks

**GerryI** · 05 March 2009, 11:38 AM

You are supposed to save your website in Web Designer's native format (a .web file) as well as exporting it as HTML. Then you reload the .web file rather than loading the exported HTML.

Gerry

**gerver** · 05 March 2009, 11:54 AM

Many thanks, I hadn't realised

**oldwoodie** · 05 March 2009, 06:42 PM

So it would seem that you cannot import an existing web page (HTML code) into XWD in order to improve its design?

**steve.ledger** · 05 March 2009, 06:45 PM

Welcome to the Forum oldwoodie.

For an answer to your question please see the earlier post by Charles Moir (Xara)
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showpost...06&postcount=9

**Soquili** · 05 March 2009, 06:47 PM

Hi Oldwoodie,

Welcome to Talkgraphics.

You are correct Xara Web Designer cannot read html/css etc to create a native file for editing.

When you create a website within Web Designer you need to Save to the native .web file format so that future edits can be made to the design.

To use the design on your web host you must Export to Website (html) for the html, css, javascript, and graphic files to be created.

EDIT: I see sledger answered while I was typing my reply