Includes

9 May 2006 8:49 PM

Jeff

I have an asp page. Now I know this is sortof OT, but I am not sure of the
forum to get an answer.

I have an include on this asp page



now, it gives me this error:
File attribute '\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot start with forward
slash or back slash.

i can't use .. either, because it gives me this error:The Include file
'..\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot contain '..' to indicate the
parent directory.

I tried with the slashes going / and \

if i use this:

i get this:
The include file 'forum/includes/consts-inc.asp' was not found.

for some information. i the file that gives the error is in the includes
folder, which is in the root web. the forum folder is also in the root web.

so i am in folder unthe root, and trying to include a file from another
folder under the root.

how can i do this??

thanks in advance

Jeff

9 May 2006 8:53 PM

Steven Burn

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;332117

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"Jeff" <gig_***@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:goKdnS9_Icj2Yv3ZnZ2dnUVZ_uudnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> I have an asp page. Now I know this is sortof OT, but I am not sure of the
> forum to get an answer.
>
> I have an include on this asp page
>
> 
>
> now, it gives me this error:
> File attribute '\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot start with forward
> slash or back slash.
>
> i can't use .. either, because it gives me this error:The Include file
> '..\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot contain '..' to indicate the
> parent directory.
>
> I tried with the slashes going / and \
>
> if i use this:
> 
> i get this:
> The include file 'forum/includes/consts-inc.asp' was not found.
>
> for some information. i the file that gives the error is in the includes
> folder, which is in the root web. the forum folder is also in the root
web.
>
> so i am in folder unthe root, and trying to include a file from another
> folder under the root.
>
> how can i do this??
>
>
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Jeff
>
>

9 May 2006 9:08 PM

Mike Brind

Jeff wrote:
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> I have an asp page. Now I know this is sortof OT, but I am not sure of the
> forum to get an answer.
>
> I have an include on this asp page
>
> 
>
> now, it gives me this error:
> File attribute '\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot start with forward
> slash or back slash.
>
> i can't use .. either, because it gives me this error:The Include file
> '..\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot contain '..' to indicate the
> parent directory.
>
> I tried with the slashes going / and \
>
> if i use this:
> 
> i get this:
> The include file 'forum/includes/consts-inc.asp' was not found.
>
> for some information. i the file that gives the error is in the includes
> folder, which is in the root web. the forum folder is also in the root web.
>

Is includes in the web root or in the forums directory? What you've
said is contradictory. If your includes is really in the web root do
this:



If it is in the forums directory, which is in web root, do this:



Oh, and your question is not OT. It's a general ASP question :-)

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Mike Brind

15 May 2006 7:31 AM

Mike Brind

Jeff wrote:
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> Mike Brind wrote:
> > Jeff wrote:
> > > I have an asp page. Now I know this is sortof OT, but I am not sure of the
> > > forum to get an answer.
> > >
> > > I have an include on this asp page
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > now, it gives me this error:
> > > File attribute '\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot start with forward
> > > slash or back slash.
> > >
> > > i can't use .. either, because it gives me this error:The Include file
> > > '..\forum\includes\consts-inc.asp' cannot contain '..' to indicate the
> > > parent directory.
> > >
> > > I tried with the slashes going / and \
> > >
> > > if i use this:
> > > 
> > > i get this:
> > > The include file 'forum/includes/consts-inc.asp' was not found.
> > >
> > > for some information. i the file that gives the error is in the includes
> > > folder, which is in the root web. the forum folder is also in the root web.
> > >
> >
> > Is includes in the web root or in the forums directory? What you've
> > said is contradictory. If your includes is really in the web root do
> > this:
> >
> > 
> >
> > If it is in the forums directory, which is in web root, do this:
> >
> > 
> >
> > Oh, and your question is not OT. It's a general ASP question :-)
> >
>
>well.. the forums is in the root... and of course forums/includes
>isn't. my bad for wording that wrong.
>i have this
>
>and still getting this
>
>Include file not found
>
>/includes/forum-inc.asp, line 37
>
>The include file 'forums/includes/consts-inc.asp' was not found.

forums - plural

>
>i looked over the permissions and i don't see
>anything about parent paths.
>
>i know the file is there, as here is the path copied straight from
>the tree.
>
>http://my.domain/forum/includes/consts-inc.asp
>

forum - singular

So which is it? Is the directory called forum or forums (plural)?
That's probably why the file can't be found.

Please make sure you reply to the newsgroup in future, not the
spam-trap email address I use here. The delay in responding is because
I hardly ever look at that email account. Lucky for you, I was kind of
bored this morning :-)

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Mike Brind