ASP Include : use if then statement

to include an asp page.

[irishaff]

Hi,

I am happy that i can write the conditional stuff, what im not sure about is if the " condition " turns out to be true can i say " then " include xyz.asp . I have scouted around google for help but cant find any .

Any advice would be great.

[txbakers]

<% if cond1 = true then %>
<!-- #include file="file1.asp" -->
<% elseif cond2 = true then %>
<!-- #include file="file2.asp" -->
<% end if %>

something like that should work.

Also do a search in this forum, it's come up before.

[john_k]

No. The includes are performed before the script is executed.

The best alternative with classic ASP is to utilize Server.Execute. So you can do something like this:

Select Case lSomething 
 Case 1 
  Server.Execute "something-1.asp" 
 Case 2 
  Server.Execute "something-2.asp" 
 Case 3 
  Server.Execute "something-3.asp" 
 Case Else 
  Server.Execute "something-x.asp" 
End Select 

The script that gets executed would then put results into the Session object which you could then read from your main script and/or they can use Response.Write statements to send output.

[john_k]

Although what tx posted might work, it would result in BOTH file1.asp and file2.asp being included. So, besides the inefficiency of loading all possible files, you run the risk of duplicate name definitions. That is, if file1.asp and file2.asp both declare the same variable, you will get a server-side scripting error.

[irishaff]

thank you for such a fast answer guys. This has been most helpful and allows me to furhter my site no end.

Thanks

David

[irishaff]

Just to follow up. It transpired that a server.response statement worked best as it allowed me to put an else if statement in and not have to cover every possible option.