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QuestionParent and Child Master Pages (EW2, XP HOME SP3)

  • Monday, November 02, 2009 10:56 PMcheese737 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    I have been poking around the internet and found very little on the subject of child master pages. Here is what I want to do:

    I want to re-organize my website. I would like for it to be organized as follows (** indicates a folder):

    **Site
        -Parent.master
        -default.aspx
        -page1.aspx
        -page2.aspx
        **FolderA
            -Child1.master
            -default.aspx
            -page1.aspx
            **FolderB
                -Child2.master
                -default.aspx
                -page1.aspx            
                -page2.aspx
    ...so on and so forth.

    I think i have this right, but before i reorganize about 70 pages, i want to make sure this will work. I could make a seperate master page for each, but if a common element needs a tweak, i dont want to have to go and change 10-15 seperate master pages, I would like to make changes to one (the parent) that would then update all the child master pages.

    Is this possible in expression web 2 or am i just crazy? If it is possible how should i go about doing this.

    On a side note, if I ever get the ambition, I would like to enter the data into a database which would later be uploaded to multiple pages, but that will probably be about another 4 years after i graduate college and learn how to do that :P. If any one knows, would that system of organization work with a database ordeal? Just wondering...

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