code conflict affecting variable?

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Hi,On my page, it first obtains the current folder name for use as a variable:<%Dim fs,fo,catSet fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")Set fo=fs.GetFolder(server.MapPath("."))cat=fo.nameset fo=nothingset fs=nothing%>It then correctly uses the "cat" (category) variable at the top of the page within a heading.A little lower, another routine chooses between FileExist else read in another file:<%Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")If (fs.FileExists(Server.MapPath("topleft.inc")))=true ThenSet f=fs.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("topleft.inc"), 1)Response.Write(f.ReadAll)f.CloseElseSet f=fs.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("../inc/topleft.inc"), 1)Response.Write(f.ReadAll)f.CloseEnd IfSet f=Nothingset fs=nothing%>Both alternate "topleft.inc" files make use of the "cat" variable as a heading. "<%=cat%>" but when it reads either file into the page, it prints that code instead of the variable. I can't work out why.Can someone advise why the above choose code is knocking out this variable?Any thoughts how to resolve it?Thanks

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deleted my reply.. thought i figured it out but hadn't..ran into "include" precedence.. sigh2nd edit:Thinking it through.. is it because at that point it is already executing the asp code and can't read in the cat code and execute it at the same time?

[justsomeguy]

Opening a file and printing the text is not the same as executing the code. You can use a regular include to include the file and have the code in it executed.http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_incfiles.asp

[narrator]

Opening a file and printing the text is not the same as executing the code. You can use a regular include to include the file and have the code in it executed.http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_incfiles.asp

Thanks just.. as I said, I ran into include precedence. if existinclude file containing scriptelseend ifFortunately the top part of the include contained the script, so I just pulled that out and set it into the default file so it executes separate to include. I can see how precedence can do your head in.. lol.