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Yzywyz -> I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 16:10:17)

I have been screaming at my machine for days trying to get it to accept DRW from include files in various places. I never could get DRW to work in shared borders. On a lark, I copies the _fpclass subdirectory into every content subdirectory of the site -- now all those instances work!

I understand that this DOES work for now -- will this cause future problems for me?

Is this really doing what I want it to?

What secret problem have I unleashed?

What function is filled by the fpclass subdirectory, and why does it work to have one instance under every content-bearing directory?

Surely this is not a workaround for the problem that has plagued me all year!

I am one boggled rodent. Any explanation is appreciated.



Yzywyz -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 16:11:21)

I should note that the relevant DRW has been on a diet for a couple of weeks already -- that was not the cause of the sudden cooperativeness.



Spooky -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 16:42:40)

When using shared borders, the path to the include file becomes hard coded. So, when the shared border is used in a different directory, it can no longer find the required files.
One method would be to manually edit the shared border so that it uses a virtual rather than file based path for all includes.

<!-- #include virtual=" /_fpclass..... " -->
instead of
<!-- #include file=" /_fpclass..... " -->

You havent done anything wrong by doing what you did, it just multiples the number of files :-)



Yzywyz -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 16:52:54)

I know I' ve missed something -- would you point me to info on the distinction between virtual paths and file-based paths?

I' d enjoy the simplicity of getting rid of the extra files, but I think I' ve missed something basic, as I don' t understand what you mean by the distinction (oops, secret' s out of the bag now).[8|]

Probably in the secret five-page book that should have been in the box [;)]



Spooky -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 17:17:22) 

<!-- #include virtual=" /_fpclass..... "  --> 
instead of 
<!-- #include file=" ../_fpclass..... "  -->


Virtual always looks in the directory in relation to the root
When you use file, it uses the path relative to the directory the file is called from. This is ok if the file is only ever called from the root, however, if you start calling it from different folders, the path does not change with it.



Yzywyz -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 17:29:25)

Okay. I believe you -- I' ll know tomorrow whether it works, when I have a chance to hack around in the blood' n' guts of the site again. For tonight, the site works and I don' t.

I' m sure I should have seen this before -- I guess it' s time to do a little reading.[8|]

Thanks, Spooky. Maybe tomorrow I' ll be able to get rid of the twelve extra livers I' ve given the site.[:' (]



Spooky -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 17:34:36)

btw - youll want to be on a Spooky diet [8D]



Yzywyz -> RE: I don' t understand WHY this worked... (3/7/2003 17:51:39)

The included DRWs are already -- other isolated instances will be either:

-- as they become issues

or

-- as I get time to seek them out

Putting the code on a diet (a la Spooky) has solved problems already. I can see the difference in efficiency and simplicity.

I' ve been working with databases for two months now so I feel like I' m going very fast, all things considered.



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