Nick wrote: > i am used to work with php, and mostly i create an menu on one page and the > content on another page (2 template and i load the one in the other), so i > dont have to put the menu on every page, when i want to update something > from the menu then i dont need to change it ex 20 times, like a Web user > control in asp > > is there something like this in ruby > Well, there are numerous templating libraries written in Ruby, each with some form of external file inclusion. For example, in Nitro, one can do <body> <render href="header" /> .... where "header" refers to an external common file. http://rubyforge.org/projects/nitro James -- http://www.ruby-doc.org - The Ruby Documentation Site http://www.rubyxml.com - News, Articles, and Listings for Ruby & XML http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys