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| Use JavaScript to Dynamically
Update Your Website |
Use
JavaScript to Dynamically Update Your Website
If you've been on the Internet for a while, you've probably
seen numerous examples of JavaScript use. JavaScript is a
powerful scripting language used to create special effects
on your website, but did you know it can also be used as a
very powerful web design tool?
Have you ever joined a new affiliate program or created a
new publication that you wanted to add to your existing navigational
set up, but dreaded having to manually add the links to every
page on your site?
You can use JavaScript to enable you to dynamically update
every page on your website with just one file. This technique
is the same technology used by numerous syndication services
on the Internet. It enables them to deliver dynamically updated
content to every website in their program.
Before we begin, if you'd like to see an example of a navigational
system that is dynamically displayed, visit http://www.web-source.net.
This website has over one thousand pages and each and every
one of them displays its navigational system using JavaScript.
If I want to add an additional link, I simply update one file
and every page on the site is automatically updated.
The first step in setting up your JavaScript feed is to create
the file that will contain your content. To do this, open
a text editor such as NotePad and simply copy and paste your
existing navigational setup into a new page. There is no need
to begin the page with <HTML><HEAD>, etc. as you
are only creating the feed for one section of your existing
web page which already has those tags.
Once you've created your new page containing your navigational
HTML, you'll now need to add some additional JavaScript coding
to each line of your HTML.
The first line of your new file will look like this: <!--
The next line will begin with: document.writeIn(' and
end with: ');
Your first line of HTML will be placed between the beginning
and ending coding. For every line of your original coding,
you'll need to add the above-mentioned codes before and after.
Note: Make sure you don't add any extra spaces, including
at the end of each line, as JavaScript is very sensitive.
Your new file will end with //--> on the last line.
Here's how your code might look:
<!--
document.writeln('<TABLE BORDER="0" ALIGN="Center">');
document.writeln('<TR>');
document.writeln('<TD>');
document.writeln('Your table content');
document.writeln('</TD>');
document.writeln('</TR>');
document.writeln('</TABLE>');
//--> |
Each backslash (\) should be preceded with another backslash.
Example: \\
Each apostrophe (') should be preceded with a backslash.
Example: \'
You can include most HTML and JavaScript coding however, you
cannot include JavaScript that must access another file to
run.
After you've created your content and added the special JavaScript
coding, you'll need to save your new file. Try to select a
name that reflects your file such as navigate.js and make
sure your filename is no longer than eight letters.
Next, you'll need to create a new directory on your server
where you store your HTML files. Name this directory "content"
(without the quotes) and upload your new .js file in ASCII.
Here's where the magic occurs... Place the following code
in your HTML pages where you would like your navigate.js content
to be displayed. Make sure you change the URL and direct it
to your new .js file. The following code must be displayed
exactly as it appears. Make sure there are no spaces after
the first line of code.
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="http://www.yourdomain.com/content/yourfile.js">
</SCRIPT> |
If you've followed the above steps correctly, your navigational
system should now be displaying on your web page. If you are
receiving a script error message, most of the time, it's due
to an extra space at the end of a line or an extra or missing
character. Make sure you go over your code very carefully.
Once you've created your content feed and it is displaying
your content, updating your file will be simple.
If you'd rather not have to code the JavaScript yourself,
I use a great script called, Master Syndicator which will
code your content for you. I highly recommend it. http://www.web-source.net/cgi-bin/t.cgi?l=wm2
Using JavaScript to display your navigational set up can not
only enable you to instantly update the content on every page
of your website, but can also save you hours of valuable time.
Copyright © Shelley Lowery
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