Include Files

[Earl Partridge]

FP 2000
I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites. I'm trying to use the
following (or some variation) but can't make it work.

<!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->

Earl

[McKirahan]

Re: Include Files

"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearne t.comwrote in message

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FP 2000
I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites. I'm
trying to use the following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
>
<!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->

The following is from:
<URL:http://www.hardcoder.c om/scripting/php/include_files.p hp>

How to Use Include Files in ASP

There are two ways to include files in ASP. With the "include file"
or "include virtual" options. "Include virtual" tells ASP where the
include file is relative to the web root directory, "include file" tells
ASP where the file is relative to the current directory. Use either
of the following tags to include files in ASP:

<!-- #include virtual="/includes/header.asp" -->
(tells ASP where the file is located relative to the root web directory)

<!-- #include file="../includes/header.asp" -->
(tells ASP where the file is relative to its current directory)

[Dooza]

Re: Include Files

Earl Partridge wrote:

FP 2000
I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites. I'm
trying to use the
following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
>
<!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->
>
Earl
>

I don't know if you can include external files from other websites.

Steve

[Mike Brind]

Re: Include Files


"Dooza" <steveNO@SPAM.d ooza.tvwrote in message
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Earl Partridge wrote:

>FP 2000
>I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites. I'm
>trying to use the
>following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
> <!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->
> Earl
>>

>
I don't know if you can include external files from other websites.
>
Steve

No you can't, which is what McKirahan almost said. The path must be a
relative one to the current or virtual directory. Not a URL.

--
Mike Brind

[Earl Partridge]

Re: Include Files

I've done the INCLUDE VIRTUAL for referring to another FOLDER on the
same web site, but I want to include a file fron another web site.
Earl


"McKirahan" <News@McKirahan .comwrote in message
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>"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearne t.comwrote in message
>news:OEahP0tNI HA.4712@TK2MSFT NGP04.phx.gbl.. .
>FP 2000
>I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites. I'm
>trying to use the following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
>>
><!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->

>
The following is from:
<URL:http://www.hardcoder.c om/scripting/php/include_files.p hp>
>
How to Use Include Files in ASP
>
There are two ways to include files in ASP. With the "include file"
or "include virtual" options. "Include virtual" tells ASP where the
include file is relative to the web root directory, "include file" tells
ASP where the file is relative to the current directory. Use either
of the following tags to include files in ASP:
>
<!-- #include virtual="/includes/header.asp" -->
(tells ASP where the file is located relative to the root web directory)
>
<!-- #include file="../includes/header.asp" -->
(tells ASP where the file is relative to its current directory)
>
>

[Dave Anderson]

Re: Include Files

"Earl Partridge" wrote:

I've done the INCLUDE VIRTUAL for referring to another FOLDER on
the same web site, but I want to include a file fron another web
site.

Another site or another server?

We have about 30 web sites on one of our servers, and each has access to the
same virtual "include" folder structure. Is that what you mean?



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[Earl Partridge]

Re: Include Files

Since I have my sites hosted by another company, I suppose they could be
on different servers. Guess I'd have to find out from my hosting service.
Do you include the "URL"? Mike Brind just replied and said URL could not
be used...
Earl

"Dave Anderson" <NPQRWPDWZGSP@s pammotel.comwro te in message
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"Earl Partridge" wrote:

>I've done the INCLUDE VIRTUAL for referring to another FOLDER on
>the same web site, but I want to include a file fron another web
>site.

>
Another site or another server?
>
We have about 30 web sites on one of our servers, and each has access to
the same virtual "include" folder structure. Is that what you mean?
>
>
>
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Dave Anderson
>
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[Dooza]

Re: Include Files

Mike Brind wrote:

"Dooza" <steveNO@SPAM.d ooza.tvwrote in message
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>Earl Partridge wrote:

>>FP 2000
>>I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites.

I'm

>>trying to use the
>>following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
>> <!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->
>> Earl
>>>

>I don't know if you can include external files from other websites.
>>
>Steve

>
No you can't, which is what McKirahan almost said. The path must be a
relative one to the current or virtual directory. Not a URL.

Thats what I thought but my quick Google came up with nothing concrete.
In a way I am glad it can't, otherwise content could be stolen all the time.

Steve

[Mike Brind]

Re: Include Files


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Mike Brind wrote:

"Dooza" <steveNO@SPAM.d ooza.tvwrote in message
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Earl Partridge wrote:
>FP 2000
>I have a single Include file that I want to use on multiple sites.

I'm

>trying to use the
>following (or some variation) but can't make it work.
> <!--#INCLUDE FILE="www.myoth ersite.com/FavLinks.inc"-->
> Earl
>>
I don't know if you can include external files from other websites.
>
Steve

No you can't, which is what McKirahan almost said. The path must be a
relative one to the current or virtual directory. Not a URL.

>
Thats what I thought but my quick Google came up with nothing concrete. In
a way I am glad it can't, otherwise content could be stolen all the time.
>
Steve

It could still be stolen if you suffix your include files with a variety of
file extensions that IIS is happy to serve without passing through asp.dll.
".inc" will be served up on IIS 5.x, but I believe from IIS 6 + this
behaviour was changed. Best thing to do is to make it an .asp file.

http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general/should-i-use-the-inc-extension-for-my-include-files.html

--
Mike Brind

[Dave Anderson]

Re: Include Files

Earl Partridge wrote:

Since I have my sites hosted by another company, I suppose they could
be on different servers. Guess I'd have to find out from my hosting
service. Do you include the "URL"? Mike Brind just replied and said
URL could not be used...

RTM: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms525940.aspx



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[Dave Anderson]

Re: Include Files

Dooza wrote:

>The path must be a relative one to the current or virtual
>directory. Not a URL.

>
Thats what I thought but my quick Google came up with nothing
concrete. In a way I am glad it can't, otherwise content could be stolen
all the time.

Are you suggesting content is *NOT* stolen all the time?



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[Dooza]

Re: Include Files

Mike Brind wrote:

It could still be stolen if you suffix your include files with a variety of
file extensions that IIS is happy to serve without passing through asp.dll.
".inc" will be served up on IIS 5.x, but I believe from IIS 6 + this
behaviour was changed. Best thing to do is to make it an .asp file.
>
http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general...ude-files.html

One suggestion that I have heard is to use .inc.asp as this helps you as
a programmer to identify the file as an include. Any thoughts about this?

Steve

[Dooza]

Re: Include Files

Dave Anderson wrote:

Dooza wrote:

>>The path must be a relative one to the current or virtual
>>directory. Not a URL.

>Thats what I thought but my quick Google came up with nothing
>concrete. In a way I am glad it can't, otherwise content could be stolen
>all the time.

>
Are you suggesting content is *NOT* stolen all the time?

No, that would be naive of me to think that, but I can see why my reply
looks like that.

Steve

[Mike Brind]

Re: Include Files


"Dooza" <steveNO@SPAM.d ooza.tvwrote in message
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Mike Brind wrote:

>It could still be stolen if you suffix your include files with a variety
>of file extensions that IIS is happy to serve without passing through
>asp.dll. ".inc" will be served up on IIS 5.x, but I believe from IIS 6 +
>this behaviour was changed. Best thing to do is to make it an .asp file.
>>
>http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general...ude-files.html

>
One suggestion that I have heard is to use .inc.asp as this helps you as a
programmer to identify the file as an include. Any thoughts about this?
>
Steve

If that helps you, then why not? Mine are identified by the fact that they
all sit in a directory called inc, include or includes or similar.

--
Mike Brind

[Dooza]

Re: Include Files

Mike Brind wrote:

"Dooza" <steveNO@SPAM.d ooza.tvwrote in message
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>Mike Brind wrote:

>>It could still be stolen if you suffix your include files with a

variety

>>of file extensions that IIS is happy to serve without passing through
>>asp.dll. ".inc" will be served up on IIS 5.x, but I believe from

IIS 6 +

>>this behaviour was changed. Best thing to do is to make it an .asp

file.

>>>
>>>

http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general...ude-files.html

>One suggestion that I have heard is to use .inc.asp as this helps

you as a

>programmer to identify the file as an include. Any thoughts about this?
>>
>Steve

>
If that helps you, then why not? Mine are identified by the fact

that they

all sit in a directory called inc, include or includes or similar.

Yes, mine are always in a directory called includes.

The suggestion was given to a poster in the Dreamweaver forums, as the
were naming it .inc and Dreamweaver wasn't displaying the code
correctly, naming it .inc.php was the solution to get Dreamweaver to
read the code so that code hints and colouring worked. Seems like PHP is
still vulnerable to .inc files being read and not processed.

Steve