Server Side Include (SSI) for Top Border (Header) Menu

Following-up on a previous post, I have created a test menu for my test page so that I can make a change once in my website menu and have it automatically populate throughout the site.
So, I created the menu as a file, "Aloe_Top_Menu.asp" (it is using DW's Spry Menu 2.0 and I am using DW CS5) saving it as an .asp file.
When I then insert it anywhere on my test page (see line 150 on the page: www.aloe-vera.org/test.htm ) it does not appear.
I have put it in the <head></head> area as suggested by another user (Nancy, thanks for all your help btw). In between the body tags. Nothing seems to work.
I've also tried it in what would be the "header" area of the page, nada. So I tried in the regular content of the page. Nothing there, either.
It's frustrating beyond belief. And I sure wish the good folks at Adobe would have made it so one could work on it in "Display" view. Alas, I can work in code only view just fine. But don't want to spend needless hours on it, if I cannot get it to appear on the uploaded site, at the top of each page!
For suggestions, I am "all ears." Thanks, David

Your menu include file should contain nothing more than a list of links. That's it. Very simple. And links are relative to the parent page.
You can name include files anything you wish. menu.foo menus.ssi or menu.whatever. The extension doesn't matter here.
Your parent page -- the page on which your menu will appear, needs to be named index.asp to tell your server to parse content from the include file.
<div id="menu">

</div>
Finally, your parent page must contain all the supporting CSS files, scripts and functions to make your Spry Menus work.
Does this make sense?
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</body>
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Cannot Preview Server Side Includes in Browser

I am working on building a new site using server side
includes for the main header graphic and menu items. For testing
purposes, I created an .html file with one <div> tag
containing a single graphic and an .shtml file with the server side
include code placed in the <head> area. (Doesn't seem to work
if I place it anywhere within the <body> tag... not sure
why). At any rate, I can see the SSI in the design view of my
document, but cannot see it whenever I go to preview the page in my
browser (Firefox 2.0.0.3). Everything works fine if I upload the
files to my Web server and view them that way, but why can't I see
the SSI when working on my local files? The Dreamweaver help files
explain that I should be able to do so, but it's just not working.
Well, I'm now at a loss and cannot figure out if I'm doing
something wrong of if this is just a bug of some kind. Can anyone
help me to solve this problem so that I can get back on track?
Much appreciated,
~Greg

>I am working on building a new site using server side
includes for the main
> header graphic and menu items. For testing purposes, I
created an .html
> file
> with one <div> tag containing a single graphic and
an .shtml file with the
> server side include code placed in the <head>
area.
This is not going to work at all. You cannot place body HTML
in the <head>
region.
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>I am working on building a new site using server side
includes for the main
> header graphic and menu items. For testing purposes, I
created an .html
> file
> with one <div> tag containing a single graphic and
an .shtml file with the
> server side include code placed in the <head>
area. (Doesn't seem to work
> if I
> place it anywhere within the <body> tag... not
sure why). At any rate, I
> can
> see the SSI in the design view of my document, but
cannot see it whenever
> I go
> to preview the page in my browser (Firefox 2.0.0.3).
Everything works
> fine if
> I upload the files to my Web server and view them that
way, but why can't
> I
> see the SSI when working on my local files? The
Dreamweaver help files
> explain
> that I should be able to do so, but it's just not
working. Well, I'm now
> at a
> loss and cannot figure out if I'm doing something wrong
of if this is just
> a
> bug of some kind. Can anyone help me to solve this
problem so that I can
> get
> back on track?
>
> Much appreciated,
> ~Greg
>
>

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-Jesse

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Can one safely include javascript in a server-side include
(SSI) file? It seems to work but don't know if it will create
problems down the line. I am using a roll-over navigation bar
created and generated in Fireworks. It seems to defeat the purpose
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> Can one safely include javascript in a server-side
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> I am using a
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> Can one safely include javascript in a server-side
include (SSI) file? It
> seems
> to work but don't know if it will create problems down
the line. I am
> using a
> roll-over navigation bar created and generated in
Fireworks. It seems to
> defeat the purpose of using SSI if you can't include the
javascript since
> if
> there was a change at some point to the navigation bar
you would have to
> change
> the javascript that went with it. And it is nice to keep
all that extra
> coding
> out of every file on the site. IS there an official word
on this or some
> process in creating a SSI file that could prevent any
problems?
>
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target=_blank
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- Saish

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I researched this complete forum and with taking ideas from
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your SSIs get embedded into your page on the server, so there
is no
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> I'm creating a site that uses Server Side Includes to
pull content into pages.
> The client wants to include a Search function to the
site. My question is can a
> search function not only find the SSI pages but pull
them up directly?
> Please see
http://www.trainride.org/mtm_index.shtml
> The 2nd line of the bottom navigation are links that
pull content into the
> page with server side includes. Is there a way to search
and load the content
> pulled in by the server side includes?

What language should I use if I am a beginner to using SSI (server side includes)?

I want to start using server side includes and understand how to also code them by hand. What is the easiest way to begin? Do I just php?
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First question you need to ask your Host is if they support server-side includes and which document extensions you can use.
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