<<I think both dir_list and include work anyhere within the directory tree.>>
agreed (if we mean the particular dirtectory you happen to be in if that is defined in the directories pane of the web prefernces dialog) --biut you might want to check your wording in your docs about the #include command
<<The parameter should be surrounded in quotes,>>
the real question is why there has to be a space between the quotes and the pqarameter---look how you did it in your dir.spml page--if you remove the spaces everything changes--Unless my html editor has this goofy feature where it shows some quotes as white on white--there are an even number of quotes--I did everything imaginable to find the extra quote--and if there is one, then why does it go away when I insert the "magic space"
I will get a hold of the code, but probably not until the spring thaw, conditions being rather hopeless for travel to school right now.