
Asp Content Rotator in ASP
An ASP Content Rotator is a way to display different content (like ads, images, messages) each time a page loads or refreshes, often rotating through a set of items randomly or sequentially.
How to Build a Simple Content Rotator in Classic ASP
Example: Rotating through different messages or ads stored in an array
<%Dim contentArray, index, content' Define content to rotate (can be images, text, HTML)contentArray = Array( _ "<h2>Welcome to our website!</h2>", _ "<h2>Check out our latest offers!</h2>", _ "<h2>Subscribe to our newsletter!</h2>", _ "<h2>Contact us for more information.</h2>" _)' Randomly select content indexRandomizeindex = Int(Rnd * UBound(contentArray) + 1) - 1' Get the content for this rotationcontent = contentArray(index)' Output contentResponse.Write content%>
Example: Rotating Images with links (like ads)
<%Dim ads, index, ad' Each ad: "ImageURL|LinkURL|AltText"ads = Array( _ "images/ad1.jpg|http://example.com/ad1|Ad One", _ "images/ad2.jpg|http://example.com/ad2|Ad Two", _ "images/ad3.jpg|http://example.com/ad3|Ad Three" _)Randomizeindex = Int(Rnd * UBound(ads) + 1) - 1ad = Split(ads(index), "|")Response.Write "<a href='" & ad(1) & "' target='_blank'>"Response.Write "<img src='" & ad(0) & "' alt='" & ad(2) & "' border='0'>"Response.Write "</a>"%>
Tips:
You can store rotator content in a database and pick randomly or sequentially.
Use cookies or sessions if you want to avoid showing the same content repeatedly.
Combine with JavaScript timers for auto-rotation on the client side.
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