[amazon10x]

when i go to tribes2.com evertime i reload the page a different qoute is displayed at the top. i would like to know how to randomize something like that.

i am going to be making a webpage and it is going to have a sidebar. i remember seeing somewhere how to get that sidebar onto everypage in your site without actually having to put the code in and it wasnt done with frames

[InThrees]

Probably tables then, or iFrames.

[TidyBowl]

it sounds like they were using either the dreaded frontpage shared borders. Or the much easier SSI (Server Side Includes) its a scripting function that allows you to add files to a page without copying the code -- its common for PHP, ASP, Coldfusion developers to use.

It allows you to have one navigation bar and put it on all your pages. plus when you need to change it you change only one file.

You can use a simple javascript to rotate sayings like that -- most script sites will have that one.

hope this helps.

T

[F4]

And as for the random part, that requires using some form of scripting language. PHP, Javascript, Perl, or something else like that...

[xsquared_uk]

If it helps, I did it by creating an array of 60 items and then making it so the quote depends on which minute you access the page on. The script was like this :

<!-- Begin

var runTime = new Date();
var minutes = runTime.getMinutes();
var numquotes = 59;
quotes = new Array(numquotes+1);
quotes[0] = "This is quote 1";
etc etc
document.write(quotes[minutes]);
// End -->

[amazon10x]

where do i stick all that code? how do i tell where its going to print the quote?

[xsquared_uk]

Depends what you're using to write it! It's Javascript, so in Dreamweaver you do 'insert script' and then stick it in there. Wherever your cursor was when you clicked to insert is where it will appear. You can then select it and choose stuff like font, size, colour, etc. If you want the full script as is on an example page, PM me and I'll sort it out.