Add a Counter to Your Web Page
Below are a few examples of how to use the counter. For a complete definition of all parameters please
reference the following table below. Simply include the following code in your HTML
source where parameter "df" is your data file and "dd" is your digit directory. Set these to:
- "df=username.dat", "df=username2.dat", etc...
"dd=A", "dd=B", "dd=C", etc...(Digit Styles)
General Styles
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=A|df=counter-example.dat">
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=B|df=counter-example.dat">
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=C|df=counter-example.dat">
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=D|df=counter-example.dat">
Digital Clock
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?frgb=69;139;116&display=clock">
Frame Thickness
<img src=" http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=C|ft=0|df=counter-example.dat">
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=C|ft=3|df=counter-example.dat">
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=C|ft=10|df=counter-example.dat">
Hidden Counters
On the web page where you want the counter results to increment, but not be displayed, use the syntax:
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?sh=0|df=counter-example.dat">
Then create your own Counter Display Web Page to view the counter results using the syntax:
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?incr=F|df=counter-example.dat">
Initial Counter Value
If you would like the initial value of the counter to be greater than the default 1, then use the syntax:
<img src="http://www.netlinkcom.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?dd=B|st=1000|df=counter-example.dat">
where st=1000 is the variable to set to the value you want when the counter data file is first created automatically.
Counter Parameter Definitions
| Parameter |
Name |
Description |
Default |
| display=X |
Specifies what to display |
A valid string can be specified with display= parameter to display counter, clock or date.
The valid value for the string parameter X is counter,clock or date For counter, this
parameter is not need as counter is the default display type.
Note: clock and date will only work with digit style A, D and E. If you want to use a different style of digits,
you have to design the dash.gif, am.gif, pm.gif and colon.gif. |
display=counter |
| timezone=X |
Specifies timezone |
The parameter timezone= is only significant with display=clock or display=date. Use this
parameter if you want to display time or date of another timezone. For example, for eastern time with daylight saving
time, timezone=EST5EDT, central time with daylight saving time, timezone=CST6CDT, mountain time with
daylight saving time, timezone=MST7MDT, pacific time with daylight saving time, timezone=PST8PDT.
For GMT, timezone=GMT. An offset from GMT can be used as well, timezone=GMT+6. Note, the GMT offset
method may not work properly with SYSV type OS. Look at the manpage for ctime, localtime for your machine.
If the clock displays your local time wrong, you must specify your timezone with that parameter in order to display
the correct time. |
None |
| dformat=X |
Specifies date formate |
This parameter is only significant with display=date. The valid value for the string parameter X is
any combination of MMDDYY (Month-Day-Year). For example, dformat=ddmmyy, dformat=YYMMDD. |
dformat=MMDDYY |
| ft=X |
Frame Thickness |
You can wrap the counter in an ornamental frame of X pixels thick. Use 0 for no frame. Values over 5 make a nice 3-D effect. |
ft=6 |
| frgb=R;G;B |
Frame Color |
Specifies the color of the frame in RGB (red/green/blue) format. Each color component, R, G, and B is specified
as a value between 0 and 255. If you use ft= without a frgb= param, the default color is used.
If you specify a frgb= without a ft=, then the frame thickness defaults to 5. All the examples show ft=5. The color
can be specified as hex string or a name. Do not use a # before the hex string as Netscape. For example, if
you want to specify white in hex, you do frgb=ffffff. |
frgb=100;139;216
or
frgb=648bd8 |
| tr=B |
Transparency On/Off |
You can specify if your counter image will have a transparent color with the Boolean B. So tr=Y means there will
be a transparent color; and tr=N means there will not. It does not matter if the.gif files used for the digits are
"transparent"; you must specify explicitly which color to make transparent. If you specify a trgb=, then you do not
need to specify tr=Y. Valid values for B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0. |
tr=N
No Transparency |
| md=X |
Max Digits |
Defines maximum number of digits to display. Any value between 5 and 10 inclusive are permitted. Padding with
leading zeros is automatically done for you; longer counts are truncated to the given X. |
md=6
Without Padding |
| pad=B |
Padding with 0's |
Turn padding on/off in conjunction with md= setting. Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0. |
pad=N
Without specification of a md=value
pad=Y
With specification of a md=value |
| dd=A |
Digit Directory |
Denotes directory of a specific styles of digits. Four styles of digits are suppiled. They are kept at the
directories A,B,C and D-T respectively. |
dd=A
My green led digits |
| st=X |
Start Count |
Used to set the initial value of the counter to some number X. This is only valid if you decided to
allow automatic datafile creation. This is a bad practice to compile with this option, however it makes site maintaining
easier. Note that this parameter has no effect if the datafile alreay exist. If you want to change the counter value in
a existing datafile, hand edit the file. The minimum value for st is 1. |
st=1
Count starts at 1 |
| sh=B |
Show Digits |
Used to turn display of digits on or off according to the Boolean B. When sh=T, counter will be displayed
and incremented, this is the default behavior.
If sh=F no digits will show, but the counter will still increment; instead of digits a transparent 1x1.gif is displayed.
Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0 |
sh=Y |
| df=data_file |
Datafile to store count |
Specifies the name of the file for storing the count in. The file must be allocated to you
as was mentioned in the "Authorizations" section above. You can use df=random to diaplay a random number.
One special use of the parameter is df=RANDOM. This returns a random number using the fractional portion of the host's
time of day clock as a seed for the generator. Unlike all other WWWcounter parameters, the file name provided is case-sensitive,
except for the value random. Or Random, or rANDOM, etc. |
df=random
if no datafile is specified |
| incr=B |
Increment Count |
Makes it possible to display the current count without incrementing the count. This can be used
to examine the count for reporting or other purposes without adding to the count. Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are
Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0. |
incr=T
Increment the counter on each invocation |
| lit=X |
Display Literal |
Makes it possible to display a given, predetermined value. Valid values for the string X are digits. |
None |
| negate=B |
Negate the Color |
Makes it possible to negate the color of the counter digits. Note that the Frame is exempted
from negating. Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0. |
negate=F
Do not negate |
| degrees=X |
Rotate X Degrees |
Makes it possible to rotate the counter image X degree. The possible values of X is 90, 180,
270 and 360. Note 360 is meaningless as the counter will come back to the original 0 degree. |
degrees=270
With rotate=Y and without degrees=X
rotate 270 degreess clockwise |
| rotate=B |
Rotate On/Off |
The Boolean value B turns on or off rotating. If you use degrees= settting, rotate is not needed.
Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0. |
rotate=F
Do not rotate |
Current Available Digits Styles
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