First of all, you might not have meant to say it but details are important here =O) - but you cannot include any file within a .html document. It has to be a .asp page.
Second of all, if you're going to start your file name with a "/" then you have to use "virtual." So your include would look like . YOu can only use ...include file...if the file is within the root directory. That is why the error message says File attribute cannot start with a forward slash. You must change it to virtual.
This should get you started in the right direction.
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Comment from munrrob on 08/02/04 :
Have tried the solution but am now getting the following error:
Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0130'
Invalid File attribute
/information/Search.asp, line 2
File attribute '\\pese\pese.asp' cannot start with forward slash or back slash.
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