Re: Do I need a database?

From: Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage (Leeds_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:40:26 -0500

I'm thinking a single .asp page with links down the left with a query string
(page.asp?faq=somekindofwine),
then in the cell to the right get the faq title and maybe server.execute a
plain text file into the page that matches the faq name. 

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"Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message
news:evS74BdFFHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> You are thinking about static pages with a frames mindset.  That's usually
> not productive.
>
> If you want to use frames, then do so with the knowledge that there are
many
> (non-newby friendly) speedbumps lurking there.  Make your topic list in
one
> frame and your linked explanation in the other.  Link each topic to a new
> content page, and target that link to the content frame.
>
> If you want to avoid frames, then either use templates or server-side
> includes for your menu, and link each menu item to a totally new page that
> has the desired content.  Each page would also have an instance of your
> topic navigation scheme, brought in either by the template or the SSI.
>
> --
> Murray
>
> "Bagheera" <Bagheera@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F10E1A5-A4C7-4636-BC29-69110EB4BE86@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your speedy reply. Sorry, I need a bit more help here. I
> > don't
> > want each page of information to open in a separate window. I tried
> > creating
> > a two-column table with the topics listed in the left hand column, then
> > looked at how I could get the related information to display (via
> > hyperlinks)
> > in the right hand column, but this is where I got stuck. I couldn't find
> > anything in the hyperlink window that would help - have I missed
> > something? I
> > also tried inserting a bookmark but just couldn't get this to work.
Either
> > the command was dimmed or it just didn't save it, but perhaps I don't
need
> > to
> > do this anyway.
> >
> > Please could you elaborate on your reply and explain in a bit more
detail
> > how to get the right hand side bit to display. Incidentally, each set of
> > information is currently stored on a separate web page, if that helps.
> >
> > "clintonG" wrote:
> >
> >> No, you do not need a database. All you need is hyperlinked topics that
> >> reload a new instance of the page with the topical documents displayed.
> >>
> >> On the other hand, when there are a lots of topics and sub-topics using
a
> >> database becomes much more effective. I don't see how FrontPage could
be
> >> effectively used to create a data driven menu/navigation system without
> >> scripting involved.
> >>
> >> --
> >> <%= Clinton Gallagher
> >>          METROmilwaukee "Regional Information Services"
> >>          NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> >>          URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bagheera" <Bagheera@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:00E207E8-1F8A-4DE8-95A0-5CC5EF8185ED@microsoft.com...
> >> > I'm a relatively new user of FrontPage and I don't actually know what
I
> >> need
> >> > to look up in Help in order to proceed. This is what I would like to
> >> > do:
> >> >
> >> > I would like to create a page, not dissimilar to this Newsgroups
page,
> >> with
> >> > a list of topics down the left hand side. When a user clicks on a
> >> > topic, I
> >> > would like the information relating to this topic to be displayed on
> >> > the
> >> > right hand side of the screen. If the user then clicks another topic,
> >> > the
> >> > right hand side needs to be refreshed with the information relating
to
> >> > the
> >> > new topic.
> >> >
> >> > I've trawled through Help but I'm afraid I just don't know the name
of
> >> > the
> >> > feature(s) I should be looking for. Is a database the answer?
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

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