Including files dynamically

[emozley]

I am trying to include a file that is chosen by using Request.QueryString

<%
Select Case Request.QueryString("displaypage")
Case "chapters/1.htm"
displaypage="chapters/1.htm"
Case "chapters/2.htm"
displaypage="chapters/2.htm"
Case Else
displaypage="chapters/1.htm"
End Select

%>

<!--#include file="<% = displaypage) %>"-->

However I'm getting the following error

Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0126'

Include file not found

/opm/index.asp, line 98

The include file '<% = displaypage) %>' was not found.


What's the best way round this?

Thanks very much

Ed

 

[Tarwn]

Unfortunatly you cannot include files based on ASP variables. ASP includes files before it starts executing code, basically building one large file in memory before syntax checking and then executing.

Your two easiest options are to either put includes in your case statement or use the Filesystem Object to read the contents of the file yuo need and write them out.

-T

 

[gmmastros]

There should [!]not[/!] be a close parenthesis on this line.

[tt][blue]<!--#include file="<% = displaypage[!])[/!] %>"-->[/blue][/tt]

-George

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. - Fortune cookie wisdom

 

[emozley]

Hi,

Thanks for this I had a hunt around for some stuff about reading and writing files on the fly and found an excellent article here:

http://www.asp101.com/articles/michael/dynamicincludes/default.asp

All working now.

Thanks

Ed