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simple question about including large mostly static
html and asp.net code I am using as of right now #include and I was wondering if iframes would be a better way of handling what I wish to do or is there a better way to do it. here is the current way i'm handling the includes
default.aspx
<head id="YafHead" runat="server">
<meta id="YafMetaDescription" runat="server" name="description" content="Yet Another Forum.NET -- A bulletin board system written in ASP.NET" />
<meta id="YafMetaKeywords" runat="server" name="keywords" content="Yet Another Forum.net, Forum, ASP.NET, BB, Bulletin Board, opensource" />
<title>Forums</title>
<style type="text/css">
.sbutton
{
background-color:#361800;
border:medium none;
border-collapse:collapse;
color:#FFFFFF;
font-family:Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica;
font-size:10px;
font-weight:bold;
vertical-align:middle;
}
</style>
<link href="images/favicon.ico" type="image/ico" rel="shortcut icon" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="navTopStyle.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
</head>
<body style="margin: 0">
<form id="form1" runat="server" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<table align="center" style="background-color: #ffffff" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
width="790px">
<tr>
<td>
<!--#include file="CComHeader.
html"-->
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<YAF:Forum runat="server" ID="forum"></YAF:Forum>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
CComHeader.
html
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="790px">
<tr>
<td align="left">
<img src="images/smokechair.jpg" alt="Cigar.com" /><img src="images/cigarcomTitle.gif"
alt="Cigar.com" />
</td>
<td align="right">
<table width="310px" height="73px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-right: 6px">
<tr>
<td width="109px" class="welcome" align="left">
Welcome to Cigar.com
</td>
<td width="195px" class="welcome" align="left">
<div runat="server" id="divUser">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right">
<tr>
<td width="126px" align="left">
<asp:Label ID="lblUserName" CssClass="welcome" runat="server"></asp:Label></td>
<td width="65px" align="left">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cs/languages/en-US/docs/faq.aspx">Help</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<div runat="server" id="divGuest">
<a href="OutsideLogin.aspx">Sign In</a> | <a href="OutsideLogin.aspx">Join</a> |
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cs/languages/en-US/docs/faq.aspx">Help</a>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" >
<tr>
<td width="234px" align="right">
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCriteria" runat="server">
<asp:ListItem>Posts</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Posted By</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
<asp:TextBox Width="120px" ID="txtSearch" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td width="70px" align="center">
<asp:Button ID="btnSearch" runat="server" Text="Search" CssClass="sbutton" OnClick="btnSearch_Click" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<!--#include file="commonTabBar.
html" -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
commonTabBar.
html
<%-- CommonTabBar firebugged from Cigar.com--%>
<div class="CommonTabBar">
<script language="javascript">
function tabOver(e) {
if (e.className != 'CommonSimpleTabStripSelectedTab')
e.className = 'CommonSimpleTabStripTabHover';
}
function tabOut(e) {
if (e.className != 'CommonSimpleTabStripSelectedTab')
e.className = 'CommonSimpleTabStripTab';
}
function tabOverSub(e) {
if (e.className != 'CommonSimpleTabStripSelectedTabSub')
e.className = 'CommonSimpleTabStripTabHoverSub';
}
function tabOutSub(e) {
if (e.className != 'CommonSimpleTabStripSelectedTabSub')
e.className = 'CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub';
}
</script>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr valign="middle">
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" style="padding: 0px">
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this);" onmouseout="tabOut(this);"
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/index.asp'">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/index.asp">
Home</a>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown2').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="tabOut(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown2').style.display = 'none';">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/index.asp">
Cigars</a>
<div id="ComDropDown2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(71, 42, 24); margin: 28px 0px 0px;
display: none; background-color: rgb(235, 230, 208); color: rgb(71, 42, 24);
position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 200;" onmouseover="document.getElementById('ComDropDown2').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="document.getElementById('ComDropDown2').style.display = 'none';">
<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100px;">
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/index.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/index.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="BrandsLink">Brands </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/privatelabel.asp?brand=419'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/privatelabel.asp?brand=419" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="SamplersLink">Aging Room </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/samplers.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/samplers.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="SamplersLink">Samplers
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/suggestions.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/suggestions.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="SuggestionsLink">Suggestions
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/DailyDeal/ccCigarDeals.asp'"><a
href="http://www.cigar.com/DailyDeal/ccCigarDeals.asp" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="SuggestionsLink">Suggestions </a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown3').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="tabOut(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown3').style.display = 'none';">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/samplers.asp">
Samplers</a>
<div id="ComDropDown3" style="border: 1px solid rgb(71, 42, 24); margin: 28px 0px 0px;
display: none; background-color: rgb(235, 230, 208); color: rgb(71, 42, 24);
position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 200;" onmouseover="document.getElementById('ComDropDown3').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="document.getElementById('ComDropDown3').style.display = 'none';">
<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100px;">
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=samp_var'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=samp_var" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Variety SamplersLink">Variety Samplers </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=gift_samp'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=gift_samp" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Gift SamplersLink">Gift Samplers </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/createSampler.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/createSampler.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Custom SamplerLink">Custom
Sampler </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=Feat%20Samp'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=Feat%20Samp" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Featured SamplersLink">Featured Samplers </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/YouPickOffer.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/YouPickOffer.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Brand SamplersLink">U Pick
2 Offer </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/exclusiveCustomSampler.asp'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/exclusiveCustomSampler.asp" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Brand SamplersLink">Gurkha Sampler </a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown4').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="tabOut(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown4').style.display = 'none';">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/gifts/index.asp">
Gifts</a>
<div id="ComDropDown4" style="border: 1px solid rgb(71, 42, 24); margin: 28px 0px 0px;
display: none; background-color: rgb(235, 230, 208); color: rgb(71, 42, 24);
position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 200;" onmouseover="document.getElementById('ComDropDown4').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="document.getElementById('ComDropDown4').style.display = 'none';">
<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100px;">
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/gifts/viewgifts.asp?subcatid=gift_sets'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/gifts/viewgifts.asp?subcatid=gift_sets" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Gift SetsLink">Best Sellers </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=gift_samp'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewsamplers.asp?subcatid=gift_samp" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Gift SamplersLink">Gift Samplers </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/index.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/index.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="AccesoriesLink">Accesories
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/club/index.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/club/index.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Cigar of the MonthLink">Cigar
of the Month </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/gifts/certificates.asp'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/gifts/certificates.asp"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="Cigar of the MonthLink">Gift
Certificates </a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown5').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="tabOut(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown5').style.display = 'none';">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/index.asp">
Accessories</a>
<div id="ComDropDown5" style="border: 1px solid rgb(71, 42, 24); margin: 28px 0px 0px;
display: none; background-color: rgb(235, 230, 208); color: rgb(71, 42, 24);
position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 200;" onmouseover="document.getElementById('ComDropDown5').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="document.getElementById('ComDropDown5').style.display = 'none';">
<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100px;">
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_hum'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_hum" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="HumidorsLink">Humidors </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_cutt'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_cutt"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="CuttersLink">Cutters
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_lite'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_lite"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="LightersLink">Lighters
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_case'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_case"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="CasesLink">Cases </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_humf'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_humf"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="HumidificationLink">Humidification
</a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_book'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_book"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="BooksLink">Books </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_ash'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_ash" style="line-height: 25px;
color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="AshtraysLink">Ashtrays </a></li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_misc'">
<a href="http://www.cigar.com/accessories/viewaccessories.asp?subcatid=acc_misc"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="OtherLink">Other </a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this);" onmouseout="tabOut(this);"
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/sales/index.asp'">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/sales/index.asp">
Sales</a>
</td>
<td class="CommonSimpleTabStripTab" onmouseover="tabOver(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown8').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="tabOut(this); document.getElementById('ComDropDown8').style.display = 'none';">
<a style="float: right; display: block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-left: 12px;
padding-right: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" href="http://www.cigar.com/cs/">Community</a>
<div id="ComDropDown8" style="border: 1px solid rgb(71, 42, 24); margin: 28px 0px 0px;
display: none; background-color: rgb(235, 230, 208); color: rgb(71, 42, 24);
position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 200;" onmouseover="document.getElementById('ComDropDown8').style.display = 'inline';"
onmouseout="document.getElementById('ComDropDown8').style.display = 'none';">
<ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100px;">
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/'"><a href="http://www.cigar.com/cs/forums/"
style="line-height: 25px; color: rgb(71, 42, 24);" id="ForumsLink">Forums </a>
</li>
<li class="CommonSimpleTabStripTabSub" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: left;
list-style: none outside none;" onmouseover="tabOverSub(this); " onmouseout="tabOutSub(this); "
onclick="window.location = 'http://www.cigar.com/cs/blogs/'"><a href="http://w
