Access Connection String From File Generated by Server.Execute - vbscript

Question

I have a file header.asp that has an server side include head.asp. Inside head.asp my connection to my database is created and is accessible from the header.asp file and pages that use the header.asp file as an server side include (in this case my core.asp file). Inside core.asp I have the following:
if request.querystring("page") = "" then
response.write("<p>No data to load</p>")
else
page = request.querystring("page")
set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
FileName = "../Pages/" & page & ".asp"
if fso.FileExists (server.mappath(FileName)) then
Server.Execute(FileName)
else
response.write("<p>Could not validate page. Try again.</p>")
end if
end if
This executes just fine and the proper page renders inside the core.asp file. My issue, is that the connection string (from head.asp) is not available to the file being called from Server.Execute. Thus, I cannot run database queries, etc. on this page unless I were to instantiate the object anew. Is there any way to use the object created?
If I have not explained this properly, I will expound as I am able given my intermediate experience level.

Answer 1

As a follow up to answer #1, if I've followed the logic correctly, I'm attempting to create the connection object at the application level (global.asa):
Sub Application_OnStart()
dim oConn, connectstr
set oConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
connectstr = "Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};SERVER=theServer; DATABASE=theDatabase; UID=theUserID; PWD=thePassword"
oConn.ConnectionTimeout = 5
oConn.Open connectstr
Application("con") = oConn
end Sub
</script>
Attempting to access the object like so from my page that includes the global.asa as an IIS:
qryAdmin = "select * from table"
set rsAdmin = Application("con").execute(qryAdmin)
The results are the same. I receive the "Object required" error. Any glaring errors that could be causing this?

Answer 2

Assign this object to a session variable and you can access it from any page you like...
Session("MyConnectionObj")= CONN
CONN is your instantiated connection object on the page where you instantiate your connection originally. And in your executed file just call
set NewCONN=Session("MyConnectionObj")
RS.Open strSql ,NewCONN,1,1
where strSql is your SQL, RS is your recordset etc... Obviously if you calling the stored procedure, it will look slightly different but you get the point.
Edited to show that object have to be declared and set before one using it. As I see at least one "expert" did not know that.
Edited base on comments from Window Frog:
did you try it like that:
<%
if request.querystring("page") = "" then
response.write("<p>No data to load</p>")
else
page = request.querystring("page")
set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
FileName = "../Pages/" & page & ".asp"
if fso.FileExists (server.mappath(FileName)) then%>
<!--#include file="<%=FileName %>" -->
<% else
response.write("<p>Could not validate page. Try again.</p>")
end if
end if
%>