Dynamic ASP Navigation

General Web Coding Microsoft Development
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Greetings from a sunny Corfu, Greece.

I am trying to create a dynamic navigation, which will be included in each page.

Basically, I am trying to use this string:
pageUrl = Request.serverVariables(“URL”)
which for example may have a value of: “/guides/corfu/beaches”

and manipulate it to write.out:

Guides Corfu Beaches

So that the user has some idea where they are within the site and can at a glance navigate back.

I am not very goog at working with strings, and I imagine someone has already coded something similar to what I am looking for, or I am open to suggestions.

Thanks. Enjoy your day.

Nathan

2

[QUOTE=Nathan]
which for example may have a value of: “/guides/corfu/beaches”

and manipulate it to write.out:

Guides Corfu Beaches

[/QUOTE]

Check out the VBScript function Split.

3

Thanks Logo, that’s a great function I had not ever noticed before.

But, I am having problems using the array that the function creates. The expression below nav_array(i)=null does not work, how else do i tell - before I go out of range?

<%
pageUrl = Request.serverVariables(“URL”)
nav_array = Split(pageUrl, “/”)
i=0
Do Until nav_array(i) = null
response.write nav_array(i) & “
”
i=i+1
loop
%>

Thanks

Nathan

4

Got it:

nav_array = Split(pageUrl, “/”)
ii=0
path=“”
for ii = 0 to ubound(nav_array,1)
path=path & nav_array(ii)
if ii<ubound(nav_array,1) then path=path & “/”
%>
<% =nav_array(ii) %>
<%
Next

Thanks for your help Logan, this has really improved and automated my site navigation.
Cheers
Nathan

5

[QUOTE=Nathan]

Thanks for your help Logan, this has really improved and automated my site navigation.
Cheers
Nathan
[/QUOTE]

Check out http://devguru.com. It’s a great reference source for web programming.