Hello John, Tuesday, January 4, 2005, 4:32:13 PM, you wrote: JN> But, is <!--#include virtual="whatever.asp" --> actually calling the JN> file from the ASP script like include() and require() will do in PHP? Yes. We used to split all of our ASP projects up this way - a class includes for the database abstraction, one for templating, an overall config one that held global vars and loaded the rest of the includes, etc - sound familiar? :) Best regards, Richard Davey -- http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php