Page Layout for Solution Sites

Page layout within the Solution Sites is controlled by HTML code in one of two layout files: template\layout1.asp and template\no_menu.asp.

The file layout1.asp provides a common type of Web page layout, with space for a banner ad at the top, followed by the Web site name, and several navigation links. Below this is the typical side-by-side menu and main content areas, with the latter being the portion of the page that is unique to each page. The bottom portion of the page is used to display discount information, if any, and also includes a footer area.

The file no_menu.asp provides a simpler layout that does not include the navigation links, the menu area, the discount area, or the footer.

Each of the areas on the Web page are controlled by either a specific include file, or by writing out the contents of a specific string variable that was previously initialized when the routine Main was invoked from the file include\setupenv.asp. For more information about how these variables should be initialized, see Custom Execution Flow for Solution Sites and Page Layout Variables for Solution Sites. For more information about the utility routines designed to help you create HTML content, see HTML Construction for Solution Sites.

When required to achieve the layout you want, you should add additional content areas to the existing layout files, and new include files or content variables to supply content for them. When more than two types of page layout are needed, you should create new layout files for the additional layouts you require.

This section contains:

• Page Layout Using "layout1.asp" for the Retail Solution Site
• Page Layout Using "no_menu.asp" for the Retail Solution Site

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