Having found out that I can't use variables for dynamic includes using the   <!--#INCLUDE file="<% =var %>"-->   method I decided to go looking up dynamic include script on the net, I found a few of sample scripts but havent had any luck getting anything to work, can anyone help me with this?

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/010700-1.shtml - http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/010700-1.shtml

Server.Execute "pagename.asp" Could work as well.

also if there are say two possible values for varaiable var, u could try:

<% If var = "one" Then %>

<!--#INCLUDE file="firstpage.asp"-->

Else

IF var = "two" Then %>

<!--#INCLUDE file="secondpage.asp"-->

End if

End if

where firstpage.asp and secondpage.asp contain the asp code for the variabls. Actually in this case, it's best to use select Case statements.

Or you could use:

server.execute("yourPage.asp")

Yer basically, what I'm trying to do is make my site skinable, if you know any other methods please let me know.

Basically how I want it to work is:

varSkin = Read SkinName from cookie

Include header called varSkin

FatOtis doesn't this method work

<%

var1 =Request.Cookies("Skin")("value")

server.execute("skinFile.asp?type=var1")

%>

?

Of course you can use variables in server.execute something like
var1 = "folder/file.asp"
Server.Execute var1
would work.
Anyway, I don't think server.execute would work would for skins and the option stephen supplied first may take up quite a bit of space, as all code would be processed. You could store the actual code in a database and just print the code needed for your skin or use some component that does real dynamic includes.

You can't pass variables through an include statement, however, any variables available to the page that contains the include statement are available to the included page.

e.g. page1.asp includes page2.asp

If you call page1.asp as -  page1.asp?MyVar=x

MyVar is available in page2.asp

I use something similar for handling logins to return them to the initial page they tried to access.

that's impossible. thats like saying that your going to mail somthing somewhere and the address is avaliable at the destination, ain't gonna happen.

pmormr wrote: that's impossible. thats like saying that your going to mail somthing somewhere and the address is avaliable at the destination, ain't gonna happen.

He/she just posted an example of how to pass the var from page1 to page2 and he said that the var will be available on page two, not that the var is on page 2, so it is possible, however it won't help to make the site skinnable......

Should This Work:

<%
Dim SkinNo
SkinNo = Request.Cookies("Skin")

If SkinNo <> "" Then
 SkinNo = "1"
 Response.Cookies("Skin") = "1"
Else
  SkinNo = Request.Cookies("Skin")
End If

Response.Write ("Skin:"& SkinNo)
Server.Execute("skin/"& SkinNo &"/header.inc")
%>

    <!--#INCLUDE file="pagecontent.inc" -->

<% Server.Execute("skin/"& SkinNo &"/footer.inc") %>

    ...becasue it dosent

Why not just skin it with CSS? Or just use the script at http://alistapart.com - http://alistapart.com for skins (again CSS)?

Select... Case  works better than If... Then...

Fine then...

<%
Dim SkinNo
Dim SkinChange

SkinNo = Request.Cookies("Skin")

SkinChange = CLng(Request.QueryString("skin"))

If SkinChange <> "" Then
     Response.Cookies("Skin") = SkinChange
     SkinNo = SkinChange
End If

Select Case SkinNo
  Case 1
     Response.Cookies("Skin") = 1
     Server.Execute("skin/1/header.inc")
  Case 2
     Response.Cookies("Skin") = 2
     Server.Execute("skin/2/header.inc")
  Case Else
     Response.Write ("No Skin Selected"& SkinNo)
     SkinNo = CLng(Request.QueryString("Skin"))
     'Response.Cookies("Skin") = SkinNo
End Select

Response.Write (SkinChange &" - SkinChange <br>")
Response.Write (Skin &" - Skin <br>")

%>

...and yeah, I'll prboally just go with CSS skining, I mainly just wanted to see if it could be done. It would appear not.