[devtalk] ssi virtual - site check please

[PatrickG]

joseph harris wrote:
> That's what I started with. I've just done a test and this is the response [an error occurred while processing this directive] on both a main folder page, and a subfolder.
>
> the test text file has src="/images/pound_page_head3.gif"
> the test shtml files have  <!--#include virtual="/test.txt-->
>
> The main folder works on src="images/pound_page_head3.gif" in the test file
> This works on existing sub-folder pages, but now not on the test src="../images/pound_page_head3.gif"
>
> On the face of it there is obvious error by me... But it is all cut and paste, from working to test. And IE is doing the same as html-kit, so the fault isn't in the program. I'm going to have to leave it for now and go down the path that is working. It is a mystery which I'll solve later.
>
> Thanks for the help and advice. 
>   
Joseph, I think your are omitting tags (or their components) in your 
text/include file. Perhaps you could post the contents of "test.txt" or 
provide a link to the actual file.
Based on what you have posted in this thread I think you need to change 
your "src" line to:

<img src="/images/pound_page_head3.gif" />   If at all possible, as Ross 
said, use the full path from the root (or at least from the root of the 
website).

I fully understand wanting to minimize files and typing, especially if 
you will have several pages with the same thing on them, I did this on 
my wife's  business site.

I use separate include files to define the banner, left pane menu and 
the right pane. That way if I make a change, I edit one file instead of 
all pages.

For example the banner of www.charellescostumeshop.com 
<http://www.charellescostumeshop.com/> is contained in a file called 
banner.inc. It's contents are:

      <h1 class="headerTitle"><br />
        <img src="images/charelles.png" width="425" height="75" 
alt="Title Image - Charelle's Costume Shop" />
      </h1>
 
Since it is complete html it can be viewed separately by visiting 
www.charellescostumeshop.com/banner.inc

Hope this sheds some light on your dilemma.

PatrickG