Can I write some code and have it imported like a stylesheet?

[Mike Barnard]

Hi.

I suppose this is really a HTML question, but I'm sure that someone
can help.

Having got a working set of menu's on the left of a test page, I note
that I have got several copies of it, one in each page. With a
stylesheet I can import an external file which is held once, with the
well known benifets.

Can I do the same with HTML? I'd like to be able to have a seperate
file, say 'navigation.htm' which gets called into the main page when
needed.

It's probably a wellknown feaure to you experts, but I have no ideas,
yet!

Thanks in advance to all who take their time to answer these silly
questions.

[dkintheuk]

try php - html won't help...

<? php

include 'heading.inc'
include 'navigation.inc'
include 'main.inc'
include 'footer.inc'

?>

save as index.php

create the files heading.inc etc containing the html exactly as yo
would have created it for each part of the original html page.

good luck

[Thomas Jespersen]

On 2005-08-30, Mike Barnard <m.****************@thunderin.co.uk> wrote:

Can I do the same with HTML? I'd like to be able to have a seperate
file, say 'navigation.htm' which gets called into the main page when
needed.

http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/des...l#include-file

[Roedy Green]

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:48:00 +0100, Mike Barnard
<m.****************@thunderin.co.uk> wrote or quoted :

Can I do the same with HTML? I'd like to be able to have a seperate
file, say 'navigation.htm' which gets called into the main page when
needed.

there are at least three ways to get that effect:

1. SSI server side includes. See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/ssi.html

2. JSP or other servlet womb where you dynamically generate the web
pages.

3. static macros. This is how I do my own website. Just before I
upload to the website I have a program run through looking for macros
embedded in the html, e.g. <!-- macro Foot --> or <!-- macro Include
E:\mindprod\bushmenu.html -->. It expands these.
If you look for example at http://mindprod.com/jgloss/colours.html
you will see menu of possible colour palettes. It is similar on every
page it is used, but not quite. The macro highlights the option you
are currently using. The macros can be intelligent, gathering images,
figuring out image sizes, The price list page at
http://mindprod.com/products.html generates different HTML depending
on which bit are actually available. Prices are displayed by a an
applet that displays in the user's home currency.
--
Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
http://mindprod.com Again taking new Java programming contracts.

[Mike Barnard]

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:48:00 +0100, Mike Barnard
<m.****************@thunderin.co.uk> wrote:
A quick thanks to all that have replied. My ISP hosts just about all
the proffered options, so a bit of research into the 'best' is
required. As for the caching, that too is something I'll have to look
at. Any links? :)

Cheers, and please look at my 'site'critique' message below.
--
Regards from Mike and Jan Barnard.
South Coast, UK.

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['sNiek]

Mike Barnard schreef:

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:48:00 +0100, Mike Barnard
<m.****************@thunderin.co.uk> wrote:
A quick thanks to all that have replied. My ISP hosts just about all
the proffered options, so a bit of research into the 'best' is
required. As for the caching, that too is something I'll have to look
at. Any links? :)

Cheers, and please look at my 'site'critique' message below.

Dreamweaver has two nice features: "Templates" and "Libary items", the
last one can be compared with SSI.
If you work in a team and other coeders must reuse your work,
Dreamweaver offers some good funtions, IMO.

Good luck.

--
Niek