Posted by Bone Ur on 11/01/07 20:51

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:19:15 GMT
Daniel scribed:

> Hello,
>
> Typically, I have create simple html webpages from start to finish,
> everything in one html document.
>
> I am now creating more complexe pages, and wish to compartmentalize
> certain aspects. For example, the nav bar get generated by a separate
> program which generate and html file, css, js.... I then call it
> within my main doc. However, by doing so I end up with duplication of
> head section, body.... and I assume this is not proper. The other
> alternative is to copy and paste the various element of the nav bar
> (styles, scripts, html) and the paste them in their respective zones.
> this however, is very conterproductive as when a change need to be
> made I must manually update each webpage (long and prone to errors).
>
> What is the proper approach to doing this type of referencing multiple
> docs into one.
>
> Thank you for your experience and guidance,

The best thing to do is use server-side scripting such as php. SSIs are
also an option. Scripting allows you to variablize and include sections of
text, html, etc.

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Bone Ur
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