Hi Folks,

The code below will include (at random) one of the following files into my
web page:
text1.htm, text2.htm, text3.htm, text4.htm or text5.htm.

My question is - How do I go about inserting the required path for those
files.  Having to place each of the textx.htm files in the same directories
as each of the pages they are being included in defeats the entire purpose,
which was to enable me to maintain and edit one set of external files rather
than editing 100 different pages when ever a change needs to be made.

Point 1: I do not want to use the command <!--#include virtual="file.inc"-->
if I can help it.

Point 2: If I simply change [the page_to_read="text"& random_number &".htm"]
to [the page_to_read="/abcdefg/text"& random_number &".htm] I get the
following error:

"Server.MapPath() error 'ASP 0174 : 80004005'"

PLEASE HELP ME.  Thanks Here is the code:

<%
randomize
random_number=int(rnd*5)+1

page_to_read="text"& random_number &".htm"

set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set act = fso.opentextfile(server.mappath(page_to_read))

read_text = act.readall

act.close

response.write read_text
%>

the page_to_read="/abcdefg/text"& random_number &".htm

this means the folder is under the "root"

if your folder is under your "current" directory then you need to use the
dot...

the page_to_read="./abcdefg/text"& random_number &".htm

otherwise check your path...

--
Jane Alford
Software Engineer, Worldport Communications Inc
Dublin, Ireland

virtual="file.inc"-->