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How To Use ASP and Scripting.FileSystemObject to Create a Dynamic Table of Contents Page

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SUMMARY

This step-by-step article shows an example of how to use an Active Server Page (ASP) to create a dynamic table of contents for a Web site that is updated frequently. Active Server Pages makes it easier to keep Web sites up to date without having to manually update a contents page.

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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following ASP code is designed to create a table of contents from the files that are listed in the "docs" subfolder. To use this example, copy the ASP code in to a file, and then save the file as contents.asp in a folder that has at least "Script" access. To change the location of the folder to display, change the line of code that defines the strDocsPath variable.

<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"%>
<%
	Option Explicit	

	Dim strDocsPath, strDocsPhysicalPath
	Dim objFSO, objFolder, objFiles, objFile
	Dim strName, strFile, strType, lngSize

	' NOTE: set the following line to the folder to display
	strDocsPath = "docs"

	' map the folder to a physical path
	strDocsPhysicalPath = Server.MapPath(strDocsPath)

	' create a system file object
 	Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

	' create an object for the folder
	Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDocsPhysicalPath)

%>
<html>
<head>
<title>Table Of Contents</title>
</head>

<body>

<h1 align="center">Table Of Contents</h1>

<h4>Please choose the Document to view.</h4>

<ul>
<%
	' create a files collection
	Set objFiles = objFolder.Files

	' step through the files collection
	For Each objFile in objFiles

		' get a file's name
		strName = objFile.Name

		' make it lowercase for the URL
		strFile = Lcase(strName)

		' get the file's type
		strType = objFile.Type

		' make the name a title for display
		strName = MakeTitle(strName)

		' get the file size in KB
		lngSize = objFile.Size\1024

		' output the filename and URL
		Response.Write "<li><a href=""" & strDocsPath & "/" & strFile & """>" & strName & "</a><br>"

		' output the file's size and type
		Response.Write "<em>(" & lngSize & "KB " & strType & ")</em></li>" & vbCrLf
	Next

	' this function drops the extension from a file
	Function MakeTitle(strTemp)
		If InStrRev(strTemp,".") Then
			strTemp = Left(strTemp,InStrRev(strTemp,".")-1)
		End If
		MakeTitle = strTemp
	End Function
%>
</ul>
</body>
</html>

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