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Mar 11.2006

I’m looking to include a small text file (something like gigs.txt) in my site to show the next gig for a band, rather than editing individual pages. Can this be done purely in html (possibly using the include statement)? I’ve know this works in php, but its a hassle for such a small thing. If not, would there be a way of coding this in JavaScript?

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@ray326Mar 11.2006 — You may be able to use server-side includes rather than PHP or you could investigate putting it in an iframe.
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@pcthugMar 11.2006 — It is possible in JavaScript, but that poses large accessibility issues. Either use an iframe, or better yet a server-side alternative(SSI):<i>
</i>&lt;!--#include virtual="/gigs.txt" --&gt;
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@HemmerauthorMar 12.2006 — [CODE]<div id="gigBar">Next Gig: <!--#include virtual="/gigs.txt" --></div>[/CODE]

I tested the above (both remotely and locally) and it doesn't seem to work. any other ideas?

Does the #include file have to be an .html extension for instance?
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@pcthugMar 12.2006 — #include should be used in conjunction with a [B].shtml[/B] extension on a server with SSI enabled
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@HemmerauthorMar 12.2006 — Unfortunatly the server isnt SSI enabled. I tried the iframe but it looks pretty ugly - especially in IE. Any clues as to the javascript method?
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@HemmerauthorMar 12.2006 — No worries. I found another (accessible) way.

View it at [URL=http://www.force10theband.co.uk]the Force 10 website.[/URL]
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@the_treeMar 12.2006 — So urm, what did you use? Care to enlighten us?

[i]edit[/i] Kudos on the site, it's neatly coded and the design isn't far off.
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@HemmerauthorMar 12.2006 — Cheers. ?

I created a RSS feed (which I was going to do eventually anyway) and found [URL=http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/rsstickerajax/index.htm]a neat script[/URL] which cycled through the items, in this case gigs and dates etc, and is W3C conpliant.
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