Blue — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 07:31:38 +0000

Thanks I'll check it out. Sigh, another type of programming to try to figure out.

At least I've streamlined the frame column set up. Thanks again.

detox — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 05:13:51 +0000

SSi stands for server side includes. It is a way of including files on the current page. You have to check whether or not you host will allow it.

Most ASP pages are built around SSI, it is a good way of including common information or page areas on each page, thus you don't have to go through a whoile site to make a global change. Say you wanted a change in the navigation of a site. If the navigation is run from an include file, instead of changing every page on your site to reflect this, all you would do is change 1 file.

Saves a lot of headaches...

Blue — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:46:22 +0000

What's an SSl ?

Metatrox — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:41:50 +0000

Well you coild use soemthing like SSl if you have it. and load a txt file in for the sizes and the txt file would contain the text for the sizes.

Blue — Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:31:59 +0000

That way of setting frame sizes is MUCH better than what I was doing.

I don't know what you mean by making a main page that will load all the other pages in it but I think I do that already.

The trouble is that my home page does not have frames but every other page does. So from the home page every link has to open the frameset. For example, from the home page I might link to pageA.html and pageB.html. At present they are like this (simplified):

pageA.html

pageB.html

the only difference being the source file for the content page.

So ... if I want to change, say, the column sizes, I have to do it manually for both pageA.html and pageB.html

Is there a way to set frame attributes in a separate file in the same way that we set font attributes in a css file ?

Or would it be easier to leave it as it is and use a find/replace function whenever I need to change column sizes etc ?

Cheers,

Blue

Metatrox — Wed, 05 Sep 2001 20:55:11 +0000

Well uhh the way i have always done frames is like this.

You make a main page that will load all the other pages in it.

Make a new page and make this the source.

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In that you set all the sizes right there.

That will create 3 columns. if you need soemthign more complex then ask.