Best Way To Load A Menu On Each Page

[PKSIT]

What does everyone think is the best way to load a drop-down menu that is on the top of every page and where the menu is changed in only one location.

Obviously I don't want to change every page of the website just because i want to add something to the menu. So whats the easiest way to load that menu on every page from a different file.

I am trying to stray away from server side scripting like ASP, CGI, and PHP. We do not control our own webserver so i don't have easy access to change webserver settings. Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks in advance.

 

[kaht]

Does your webserver support server side includes? That would be the best way. If that's not a possibility then (oh man.... I don't even like suggesting this) you might want to consider frames.

http://www.w3.org/Jigsaw/Doc/User/SSI.html#include

-kaht

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[vacunita]

If your Webserver supports them Server-Side Includes might be the best option.

Look into SSI's as they are independent of server-side languages.

However I'm curious as to why a Server-side language is out of the question. I would be surprised if your Webserver doesn't support at least one of the many server-side languages available. They have nothing to do with altering the webserver. As long as its supported. adding just a small bit of code to the pages would be enough to include the file with the menu.

I would discourage the use of frames unless its the only and i mean [red]only[/red] alternative you have.



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[PKSIT]

I'm going to give SSI a shot. The reason why i'm trying to lean away from server-side scripts is because I don't really know what they support and what they don't. And i don't have access to the server to make any configurations.

I just recently had to deal with them just to get a virtual directory up for asp pages and they don't make it easy.

Can't use frames because i don't really like them and its a drop down menu so it would get cut off.

Thanks guys

 

[Tarwn]

Another option would be to use a script tag to point to an external javascript file. This would allow you to define a function to generate the menu from javascript and an array of values to add.

Course if they have javascript off then they don't get a menu, but it's another option.

 

[mkrausnick]

Here's a thread that describes how to implement SSI: thread215-1285710

Mike Krausnick
Dublin, California

 

[vacunita]

Well if they support ASP. you could use that to include the menu files.





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