embeding HTML into and HTML file

[hinch1]

Okay I have a probem. I'm building a webpage and I have a navigation section that I want to apprear on everypage. But I want to be able to change that nav section without having to copy the new stuff into EVERY page's source code.

So is there a way to have an html file embeded into another html file? There must be a JavaScript trick or something to just take nav.htm and have it inserted into the other pages.

I'd apperciate any help you can offer http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif

[Argath]

Why don't you just use frames?

[Tom]

because frames are ugly?

if your server supports php, put your menu into a file called menu.html then on each page put this where you want the menu to appear (These pages will need a .php extension)

<?
include("menu.html");
?>

[Is_907]

php == r0xb4d; (excuse the l33t =P)

I do all my sites in php now even if I don't actually use php code other than include statements. it's VERY useful

[Gamma_Ray54]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Tom:
because frames are ugly?

</font>

You realize it's possible to get rid of the border on frames, right? Then you just have two pages that butt right up next to each other, which if I understood hinch1 correctly is exactly what he needs.

[Tom]

yes..I know that. Though, They're still ugly because when you scroll, only one of the pages scrolls which just looks horrible, unless both pages have a solid background of the same colour, which is the only time it looks any good.

[Darth Evad]

Are you saying Massassi looks bad????????
/me glares at Tom

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[Tom]

Short answer: No with a but, long answer: yes with an if http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif

[poley]

frames can look alright as long as they're done in a good way.....

www.section31.org.uk (http://www.section31.org.uk) (my site done about 3 years ago when i hadn't heard of php)

but yeah php is a better way to go really...ie see link for simpleish version......(should point out that was done by raynar and not me, time allowing should be updated soonish)

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[This message has been edited by James Bond (edited December 18, 2002).]

[hinch1]

I don't have PHP support on my site. And I don't like frames because they don't scroll with the rest of the page.

But I found a solution using SSI http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif

&lt;!--#include virtual = "nav.htm" --&gt;


Thanks for the help anyways though http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif

[Pommy]

I was just about to suggest the solution you just found. Curse you.

[Malus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Darth Evad:
Are you saying Massassi looks bad????????
/me glares at Tom
</font>

Actually, it does look kind of bad.

[lateralus]

heathen!