[Rich]

If I were doing what you are looking to do, I would create 3 templates instead of 2. I would assign a variable to the test footer and test header like:

PHP Code:

eval('$testheader = "' . fetch_template('test_header') . '";');
eval('$testfooter = "' . fetch_template('test_footer') . '";'); 


and then I would create a third template as:

PHP Code:

eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('new_template') . '");'); 


Within the new template, just add $testheader and $testfooter whereever you want them to appear. Between the 2 you can add whatever you like without having to echo anything.