> Well the pages aren't created yet, this is an entirely new site

That's much better, although 100 pages is still right on the cusp of
Template usability UNLESS you are also integrating server-side includes in
your methodology.

I use the following scheme....

First, I mentally separate the page layout into three sections:

1. Stuff that will not change for the life of the site (i.e., the basic
structural elements)
2. Stuff that *could* change from time to time (e.g., navigation elements,
burst advertisements, section-specific navigation, etc.)
3. Stuff that *will* change from one page to the next

Then I create a template containing all class1 elements. Next I create
server-side include files containing all class 2 elements and place them on
the template as needed. Note - some of the class 2 elements may be
"section-specific elements", and their placement on the template will be
subject to the next item. Finally, I insert editable regions to cover the
class 3 items, INCLUDING the section-specific navigation.

This allows me to just cookie-cut the rest of the site. I estimate that
even for fairly large sites, about 80% of my work goes into planning and
creating this template file.

> I am still getting a blank page when I preview or upload to the
> server.

You are previewing with the F12 key or the Preview icon in DW? Are you
previewing the Template page, or a child page? Do you have preview with
temp files enabled in your preferences? When you "upload to the server",
are you uploading and then browsing to the *.dwt page? Have you tried
spawning a child page from this template, and then previewing/uploading the
child page?

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"nowherecreative" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Well the pages aren't created yet, this is an entirely new site. I will be
> adding in all the fresh content once I get this working. I went ahead and
> deleted that template (the code I posted) and tried again using the method
> you
> mentioned. I am still getting a blank page when I preview or upload to the
> server. I've attached the new code.
>