Posted by Nick Theodorakis on 03/11/06 20:03

Chris Ianson wrote:
> Hi, I'm looking for a simple newbie way to put quotes into HTML code, and
> have them randomise each time the page is refreshed. What's the easy
> solution?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>

You can't do this only with html; you need some kind of scripting
language. There is a premade script for this on the nms website:

<http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/>

Their scripts can be found here:

<http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/scripts.shtml>

The one you want is called "Random Text"

You need cgi/perl on your host (and ssi enabled), and know how to change
permissions on your cgi file.

An example of this script in action can be found here:

<http://www.stjohnsroch.org/randomquote.html>

Nick

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