Try virtual instead of file like this: <!--#include virtual="../menu/main.text" --> Rich ww wrote: > here is the code i used for inserting the ssi files....i have tried > using complete paths (http://path.to.ssi.file) and also (../ssi.file) > > <!--#include file="../menu/main.txt" --> > > it must be something simple, but it is driving me crazy > >