This can be done quite a bit more easily: Put this in index_html: <dtml-var "_['index.html']"> Ta da! If you abosolutely *must* redirect, try this: <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1 + '/index.html')"> But it's better not to depend on redirection, if you can avoid it. It's not 100% supported in all browsers. HTH, Dylan