I`m wanting a simple menu system at the top of every page. I was going to use include files.

My question is : depending what page i`m visiting i want to bold the associated hyperlink text in the menu. Current thinking is :

i) use querystring to keep track of current menu in use.
ii) session id to keep track of current menu in use.

what other methods should i consider? is there an easier way of achieving this?

cheers

You can access the current page being accessed using Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"), which based on the page, bolds certain features.

Brian

You can use Querystring to keep that simpler. Though using Session based solution is not a bad Idea.

I could think yet another way of doing this. If the menu items are restricted to corresponding page always, then you may use SERVER variables to get the FileName that the menu links to and compare the filename that corresponds to the menu item and BOLD that Menu ITEM. This way, you won't be showing anything extra along with the URL, like that used in a QueryString based solution.

Hope that helps.
Cheers!

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