Do exactly what you are saying, but in code. 

my $count = 0;  #temporary variable to count with

$SQL = "SELECT * FROM $database_table order by date DESC, ID DESC limi
+t 10";
$sth = $dbh->prepare($SQL);
$sth->execute;
        
open(TXTFILE, ">$rootpath$categoryDir$frontPage"); 
while ($pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref) {                 
    $fullpath = $pointer->{'fullfilepath'};
    $name = $pointer->{'filename'};
    $thumbnail = $pointer->{'thumbnail'};
    $image = $pointer->{'image'};
    $imagewidth = $pointer->{'imagewidth'};
    $headlinelink = $pointer->{'headlinelink'};

    $count++; # umm...err...count
    if ($count > 2) {
       # if we counted to 3 then do something
       print TXTFILE "YOU AD HERE";
       # and now we start counting agian.
       $count = 0;
    }
      

print TXTFILE <<TEXT;
<a href=$url NOUNDERLINE id="headline"><font size="+1" face=arial>$tit
+le</font></a><br>
<font size="1">$category - $month $day, $year $catsiteshow</font><br>

TEXT
}

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In reply to Re: Way to insert some ad code by eric256
in thread Way to insert some ad code by htmanning

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