Merging a New design with my current OScommerce site

[Guest]

OK. Currently I have an up and running Oscommerce site. It is very stock. I purchased a Dream wever web design program. I am going to use the Dream Weaver to Design my new page. My question is. How can I or what software do I need to transfer all of my php, j.peg, etc. files of my current site to my newly designed site. Or can I do that? I want to stick with oscommerce Shopping cart I just want to change the design of the page.

 

I hope that makes sence and thanks in advance.

[Guest]

If I understand you correctly you wish to change your osc layout to a dreamweaver created layout...?

 

Um, this should be fairly easy, just not sure what the question is. To transfer the files you need an ftp client (do a google, or search for coffeecup or similar free programmes). To design and integrate the layout you need a strong cup of coffee and a couple of hours without distraction if you havent done it before. If you are looking to integrate flash, search these forums and the contrib section, its been done before so learn from other peoples questions and comments.

 

I hope one of those three answers your question!

 

Good luck

[tvieira24]

If I understand you correctly you wish to change your osc layout to a dreamweaver created layout...?

 

Um, this should be fairly easy, just not sure what the question is. To transfer the files you need an ftp client (do a google, or search for coffeecup or similar free programmes). To design and integrate the layout you need a strong cup of coffee and a couple of hours without distraction if you havent done it before. If you are looking to integrate flash, search these forums and the contrib section, its been done before so learn from other peoples questions and comments.

 

I hope one of those three answers your question!

 

Good luck

 

 

I just started doing this a little while ago, cept I created the webpage layout in photoshop.

 

So far I've been able to get the header and footer without an issue, but I'm having a hell of a timing getting the sides to display properly.

 

I'm using centershop as well as a colored left and right menu setup but I can't seem to get it to work. Here's an example:

 

http://www.vpperformance.com

[Guest]

You have some issues with your table layout - this is a snippet from the source code of your homepage:

 

</table>

<!-- header_eof //-->

 

<!-- body //-->

<table border="0" width="190" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<tr p align="center">

<td class="colLeft" width="190" valign="top"><table border="0" width="190" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<!-- left_navigation //-->

<!-- coolMenu //-->

 

<!-- copyright 2003 Andreas Kothe - www.oddbyte.de // -->

 

<tr>

<td>

<table width="155" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class="infoboxborder">

<tr>

<td>

 

You need to nest the tables within each other to ensure that the columns line up correctly, try playing around with your table structure and you should find that the site starts looking very nice very quickly.

 

As a rough guide, wrapping this table structure around your files would work:

 

<table width="100"><tr><td colspan="3">

header file contents

</td></tr><tr><td width="190">

column left contents

</td><td>

main body

</td><td width="190">

column right contents

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">

footer contents

</td></tr></table>

 

I have set the right and left columns to 190 because that is the size you already have defined.

 

Hope that helps.

[kwalker]

You can ftp, upload modify and do whatever you want to your store using just the Dreamweaver. You don't need any other tools. In fact, you can use the Dreamweaver to connect to your database and do many things with it too.

 

 

Kevin

[Guest]

You can ftp, upload modify and do whatever you want to your store using just the Dreamweaver. You don't need any other tools. In fact, you can use the Dreamweaver to connect to your database and do many things with it too.

Kevin

 

Thanks for your input. I just wasnt sure if there was some other type of software I needed in order to intergrate my current Stock oscommerce site with a design layout I make out of dreamweaver. I really need a book. LOL! Thanks again now that I know I shouldnt have any probs I will give it a whirl.

 

S