Sunday, October 11, 2009

DreamWeaver Crash Error at RunTime

Dreamweaver crashes and unexplained errors




Most of the time, however, the cause is a corrupted cache file called WinFileCache-********.dat or MacFileCache-********.dat inside your personal Dreamweaver configuration folder (the asterisks represent a series of letters and numbers that might differ from computer to computer). The solution is quite simple: close Dreamweaver and delete WinFileCache-********.dat or MacFileCache-********.dat, depending on your operating system.

The location of the personal configuration folder depends on your operating system and version of Dreamweaver. For Dreamweaver CS4, it’s as follows:

* Vista: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4\\Configuration
* Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4\\Configuration
* Mac OS X: Macintosh HD::Library:Application Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver CS4::Configuration

In all cases, is the name of your user account on the computer and indicates the language of your operating system. The language is usually represented by two pairs of characters separated by an underscore, as in en_US (English), es_ES (Spanish), or fr_FR (French).

Earlier versions of Dreamweaver locate the personal configuration folder in a slightly different location. This is where it can be found in Dreamweaver CS3:

* Vista: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration
* Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Adobe\Dreamweaver 9\Configuration
* Mac OS X: Macintosh HD:Users::Library:Application Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver 9:Configuration

The Dreamweaver configuration folders are hidden on Windows, so you need to enable the option to view hidden files and folders in order to locate them, as follows:

* In Vista, select Start > Computer > Organize > Folder and Search Options > View. In Advanced settings, choose Show hidden files and folders.
* In Windows XP, select Start > My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View. In Advanced settings, choose Show hidden files and folders.

Once you turn on this option, hidden folders are displayed as dimmed icons to remind you to treat them with care.