Method Description Example

GetListCount

Returns the number of items listed in the Content Linking List file

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetListCount("links.txt")

Response.Write("There are ")

Response.Write(c)

Response.Write(" items in the list")

%>

Output:

There are 4 items in the list

GetListIndex

Returns the index number of the current item in the Content Linking

List file. The index number of the first item is 1. 0 is returned if the

current page is not in the Content Linking List file

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetListIndex("links.txt")

Response.Write("Item number ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

Output:

Item number 3

GetNextDescription

Returns the text description of the next item listed in the Content

Linking List file. If the current page is not found in the list file it

returns the text description of the last page on the list

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetNextDescription("links.txt")

Response.Write("Next ")

Response.Write("description is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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GetNextURL

Returns the URL of the next item listed in the Content Linking List

file. If the current page is not found in the list file it returns the URL

of the last page on the list

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetNextURL("links.txt")

Response.Write("Next ")

Response.Write("URL is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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GetNthDescription

Returns the description of the Nth page listed in the Content Linking

List file

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetNthDescription("links.txt",3)

Response.Write("Third ")

Response.Write("description is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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GetNthURL

Returns the URL of the Nth page listed in the Content Linking List file

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetNthURL("links.txt",3)

Response.Write("Third ")

Response.Write("URL is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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GetPreviousDescription

Returns the text description of the previous item listed in the Content

Linking List file. If the current page is not found in the list file it

returns the text description of the first page on the list

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetPreviousDescription("links.txt")

Response.Write("Previous ")

Response.Write("description is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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GetPreviousURL

Returns the URL of the previous item listed in the Content Linking List

file. If the current page is not found in the list file it returns the URL

of the first page on the list

<%

dim nl,c

Set nl=Server.CreateObject("MSWC.NextLink")

c=nl.GetPreviousURL("links.txt")

Response.Write("Previous ")

Response.Write("URL is: ")

Response.Write(c)

%>

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