Web Project Profiles "missing"

When you use Alpha's Send Database feature, the file \webproject\project.settings is excluded from the zip file. This file contains the settings for publishing your web project via FTP or LAN. This exclusion is most likely intentional, since the machine you are sending the project to may require different publishing settings. Plus you would not want to unintentionally give away your FTP login and password.

If you routinely send/receive projects with other machines, unless you are careful, you will eventually find your Profile settings "missing". Its not a disaster -- you have to recreate your FTP and LAN publish settings, which I always forget.

The problem only arrises when you unzip the project into a fresh directory (where there is no project.settings file). I routinely completely delete the project do this to ensure I have a clean slate, so I encounter the problem often. The solution is to retain your project.settings file when copying in a project, or being sure to send it along when you use the Send Database feature.