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Topic: Sidebar on your site with WWForums

Posted By: kasl_33
Subject: Sidebar on your site with WWForums
Date Posted: 02 January 2004 at 11:51pm

Yesterday I finally figured out how to integrate WW Forums into my site, all the while having a sidebar to have a menu and what not. I posted it here:

http://www.kaslcomputers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=169&PN=1&TPN=1 - http://www.kaslcomputers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=169&a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 08 January 2004 at 9:59pm

Well I tried your tutorial and got this:

Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0131'

Disallowed Parent Path

/includes/header.asp, line 4

The Include file '../../includes/menu.asp' cannot contain '..' to indicate the parent directory.

I copied the code and popped it in header and footer as instructed only thing that wasnt clear was where the bit of code in red went. I put it in my header.

Anyway dont shoot am a newbie

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 6:04am

This means the use of parent paths on the server you are on is disabled.

Contact your web host and ask them to enable the use of Parent Paths on your web site.

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Posted By: kasl_33
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 12:24pm

Exactly what boRg said. The main idea involving this is just making a table with two columns. The left hand column is for your menu, etc. The right column contains the forum etc.

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:01pm

I am probably being a complete plank but I dont have a menu.asp folder in my includes directory is this something I have to download?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:08pm

I think this is a mod that this person has done themselfs and that the file is something they have written.

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:11pm

oh thats a shame

Dont suppose anyone has a menu.asp for download do they?

Posted By: thekiwi
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:27pm

Maxim_Storm wrote:

oh thats a shame

Dont suppose anyone has a menu.asp for download do they?

Just make one ... it can be a completely empty file .... and once you get the errors removed you can added/edit it as you like.

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Posted By: kasl_33
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:33pm

Maxim_Storm wrote:

I am probably being a complete plank but I dont have a menu.asp folder in my includes directory is this something I have to download?

Okay, here is the deal. I did write code in there that customized it to my website.

If you are doing it, here is how to do it:

In the header.asp:

<table>
<tr>
    <td>
        Here is your menu which you can type in there manually, or you can do a .
    </td>
    <td>

This column here is where the forum will be AUTOMATICALLY as you wrapped the header and footer around the forum from top to bottom.

This is as far as you go in the header.asp file

Once you finish that, go to the footer.asp. Finish the column like so:

</td>
</tr>
</table>

And that is all there is to it.

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:33pm

Ummm I dont know asp this is my first attempt and looks like I am failing miserably

Posted By: kasl_33
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:36pm

It is pretty sad I am a newbie after being registered for 7 months

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Posted By: kasl_33
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:39pm

Well, lucky for you, it isn't an ASP issue we are dealing with. This menu integration is all HTML. Easy stuff.

Here, copy this into the header.asp:

STOP THERE, NOW READ BELOW

Copy this into your footer.asp:

</td>
</tr>
</table>

STOP

Now you will have your menu and your forum.

I hope this simplifies it

Someone just tell me if I am just bad at explanations.

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 2:44pm

Thanks kasl for your help so far

Well I copied your original tutorial and then added these bits above and I still get an error as I believe its looking for a file called menu.asp. .. . help!

Posted By: thekiwi
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 3:14pm

Maxim_Storm wrote:

Thanks kasl for your help so far

Well I copied your original tutorial and then added these bits above and I still get an error as I believe its looking for a file called menu.asp. .. . help!

Just create an empty text file called menu.asp and place it in the folder where "it" is being looked for.

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Posted By: Maxim_Storm
Date Posted: 09 January 2004 at 3:20pm

Just tried that and still no joy thanks anyway