Way to show multiple txt files ....................

[Cooleyvol]

Ok, so I have a site with a page that I want to show multiple .txt files inside it based on the button clicked at the top of the page.

 

I know how to include a txt file in that page, but I don't know how to make the txt file shown on the page chosen by the user selecting the web nav button of his choice.

 

I know I could create multiple pages with the nav area at the top and each txt file on a separate page, but I'd like to create just one page and have only the middle content (text file) change based on the button selected.

 

The nav area is at the upper portion; the txt file would display in a table below the nav area.

 

Is there a way to do this?

 

Here's a link to the page:

http://iff.totalsportsworld.net/apexnav.php

 

The buttons in the blue/yellow area would control which text file shows up in the area just below it (white b/g).

 

Mark Cooley

cooleyatcharterdotnet

[teng84]

<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ajax_responsexml.asp">AJAX</a>

[Cooleyvol]

That example is involving a db. That's not necessary with just simple text files being called, is it?

[teng84]

that is simple just replace the code that uses db with your text file.. it get info from the db then you should be fine getting info from your txt files   actaully there is no diff..

[trq]

I see no reason why ajax would be a suggested solution.

 

All you simply need do is make you nav links pass a variable via get, then use this to display the correct file. eg;

 

<ul>
  <li><a href="?f=foo">foo</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bar">bar</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bob">bob</a></li>
</ul>
<?php

  if (isset($_GET['f'])) {
    if (file_exists($_GET['f'] . '.txt')) {
      echo file_get_contents($_GET['f'] . '.txt');
    }
  }

?>

[Cooleyvol]

I see no reason why ajax would be a suggested solution.

 

All you simply need do is make you nav links pass a variable via get, then use this to display the correct file. eg;

 

<ul>
  <li><a href="?f=foo">foo</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bar">bar</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bob">bob</a></li>
</ul>
<?php

  if (isset($_GET['f'])) {
    if (file_exists($_GET['f'] . '.txt')) {
      echo file_get_contents($_GET['f'] . '.txt');
    }
  }

?>

 

How would that be worked given the image in the supplied link to the page? That image will be hotspotted and those will be linked areas to the different txt files.

[Cooleyvol]

I see no reason why ajax would be a suggested solution.

 

All you simply need do is make you nav links pass a variable via get, then use this to display the correct file. eg;

 

<ul>
  <li><a href="?f=foo">foo</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bar">bar</a></li>
  <li><a href="?f=bob">bob</a></li>
</ul>
<?php

  if (isset($_GET['f'])) {
    if (file_exists($_GET['f'] . '.txt')) {
      echo file_get_contents($_GET['f'] . '.txt');
    }
  }

?>

Could I link the hotspots using just this code:

<a href="?f=foo"></a>