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Leon M.
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Organising Files into Directories rather that an "All-In" approach  en

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Thank you John S for your reply and my apology for posting in the wrong box. [not looking where I was going frown]

In answer to your question, I'm not looking to "import" current files into an X5 project but will certainly do copy / paste.

My interpretation of a structured file system is where all the files (html pages) related to menu item A, will reside in folder A and so on, thus keeping relative subject matter together as well as keeping the files in the Root directory to a manageable level.

When dealing with large amounts of files, this system makes for easier maintenance when doing updates/additions.

The prospect of re-coding some links isn't a deterrent at this stage.

The website I'm looking to upgrade to a more modern look is:

http://www.gurulefamily.org

Again, sorry for messing up on my first post.

Cheers,

Leon M.

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John S.
John S.
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Hello Leon

The structure of the pages is simple. All pages is in the root. This should be no problem as you build the structure in the X5 by using levels. Even if the pages is placed in the same folder, the X5 takes care of which file to use.

You could say the organising of files is in the menu - not in the file system.

It is something else when it comes to images and data.

If you have many images you should have a system to keep track of the images.

There are many free "programs" for this. I can recommend the free system ZenPhoto : https://www.zenphoto.org/

This program organizes your photos. I have a simple example here : http://www.bramminginfo.dk/brm02/lokationer.html

For the data you should use a database - not html-pages with a table.

Here I could suggest the AppGini that is not free, but is really good when it comes to databases.

You can see an example made with the tool here : https://ada.abernyte.org/index.php

It is not me that has made this database. I only give it as example as it could be relevant.

One of my own example is here : http://eksempelsite.dk/side-4.html

It is a very simple database with only one table. As you can see I have integrated the view in the X5 via an iframe.

The X5 is a very good tool for creating good-looking websites, but if you have many images and/or many data, then you should use special tools for that.

You can integrate most things via iframes if you want it to seem to be part of your site, or you can integrate via using links to the special things.

Hope this inspires you to a solution.

If you have questions just post it.

If it is about non-X5 things as database tools or image library tools, then use the contact form here :

http://calendarforum.dk/contact.html

Kind regards

John S.

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 ‪ KolAsim ‪ ‪
 ‪ KolAsim ‪ ‪
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Leon M.
... ...  My interpretation of a structured file system is where all the files (html pages) related to menu item A, will reside in folder A and so on, thus keeping relative subject matter together as well as keeping the files in the Root directory to a manageable level. When dealing with large amounts of files, this system makes for easier maintenance when doing updates/additions. ... ... ...

(google translate - IT > EN) ... ... that's exactly what you should always do ...
... the method to be used is that of sub-projects, for sub-sites linked to each other ...
... this method is identical to sites in multiple languages, as indicated in the guide ...
... it's simple, but I having difficulty with the translation, I can not add more, but I'll post the site of our user Antonio R. (WebSiteX5v.11), so that you can make an idea: 

>> http://www.antoniorandazzo.it/

... ... many menu items are separate directories in independent projects ... ...

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Hello - ciao

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