CS3 does not update include paths like DW

[G_Monroe]

I've got a template that has a JSP include in it, e.g.:

<%@include file="../code/pageInit.jsp" %>.

If I create a new page using DreamWeaver, this path gets updated to point to
the correct file. E.g. it become something like:

<%@include file="../../../../../code/pageInit.jsp" %>

Which works fine.

However, if I use Contribute to create a new page from the template. The path
stays as:

<%@include file="../code/pageInit.jsp" %>.

which fails because the file can't be found.

Is there any way to get Contribute to update these paths correctly?

FYI - This template is used across several web sites so just having an
absolute path doesn't work. Since it varies from site to site.

[ThinkInk]

Maybe you can include the file you need in an include-file that Contribute will
find:

Include in Contribute:
<%@include file="../code/GetPageInit.jsp" %>

Include in GetPageInit.jsp:
<%@include file="../../../../../code/pageInit.jsp" %>

(in PHP this will work fine to my knowledge, but I don't know for sure with
JSP)

[G_Monroe]

That would probably work but, if I understand your solution correctly, this
still requires there to be a specific file in a specific location relative to
where the new page is being created.

Templates should be independent of the directory the page is being created in.
E.g., if a Contribute user creates a new directory under an existing directory
and then creates a new page from a template or copies a page from the parent
directory, they should not have to worry about any dependancies, like images,
links, and include files... DreamWeaver manages this nicely, but Contribute
doesn't seem to.

[ThinkInk]

You are quite right, and I did not think this through properly. Sorry for the
bad answer.
This is often a problem using includes and Contribute, that's why I sometimes
use absolute paths or multiple templates with only minor differences.