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Includes Files Dynamically

The include files are gathered and processed BEFORE any ASP code. So if your code looks like this:

<%SELECT CASE 
     CASE 1 %>
    
     CASE 2 %>
    
     CASE 3 %>
    
<%END SELECT%>

Three includes are performed before any ASP code is executed.

YOU CANNOT DO:

<%
     whichfile="1"%>

Though this is a reasonable idea.

We however have coded a workaround that is FREE you may find useful. The workaround is:

filename=includedynamic.asp

<html><head>
<TITLE>includedynamic.asp</TITLE>
</head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<%
whichfile="bookscifi.asp"
Call ReadDisplayFile(whichfile)
response.write "<hr>"

whichfile="bookhorror.asp"
Call ReadDisplayFile(whichfile)
response.write "<hr>"

whichfile="/learn/test/bookmarketing.asp"
Call ReadDisplayFile(whichfile)
response.write "<hr>"
%>

</body></html>
<%
SUB ReadDisplayFile(FileToRead)
    whichfile=server.mappath(FileToRead)
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set thisfile = fs.OpenTextFile(whichfile, 1, False)
    tempSTR=thisfile.readall
    response.write tempSTR
    thisfile.Close
    set thisfile=nothing
    set fs=nothing
END SUB
%>