You can refer to the program from your web page like this:
<img src="/cgi-crusoe/Count.cgi?df=sample.dat"
align=absmiddle>
The string between ? and " is called the query string.
Make sure there are no new lines in the <img src= line and no space in the query
string. Here in, df=sample.dat, df means datafile and sample.dat is
the counter datafile. The counter stores the hits in this file. Replace sample.dat with
some other filename. If the datafile you type in does not already exist, it will be
created. The name of the datafile should begin with your domain or username.
The counter program has lots of options, you can make it
work and look the way you desire. In the query string, you can use the options described
in the table below. The options can be separated by a | or a &. You can use either one
or combination of both. Here is an example:
<img src="/cgi-crusoe/Count.cgi?ft=T&frgb=gold|df=sample.dat" align=absmiddle>
The options can be in any order and not case sensitive.
| 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 counters, this parameter is not need as counter is the default
display type. |
display=counter |
| timezone=X |
Display time/date of the specified 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. The timezone must be specified with a negative or positive four digit offset
from GMT, for example: timezone=GMT-0500 or timezone=GMT+0000 or timezone=GMT+0530.
The routine to display time of various timezones are written in a generic way. Therefore,
the unix machines will not be aware of daylight saving time because of the way the routine
is written. For example, if daylight saving time is on, to display time of NY, the
timezone will be timezone=GMT-0500 instead of timezone=GMT-0400. |
None. |
| tformat=X |
Time format in 12 or 24 hour. |
This parameter can be used to display time in 12 or 24
hour format. The valid values for the parameter X is 12 or 24. |
tformat=12 |
| dformat=X |
Specifies date format. |
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 |
| istrip=B |
Use of image strip On/Off |
The boolean value of istrip specifies whether to
use image strip or not. If you specify istrip=F, the program will look for the
individual digit image files in the digits/style directory. The valid values for the
Boolean parameter istrip are Y, N, T, F, 1 or 0. |
istrip=T |
| 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 256. 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, use frgb=ffffff. You also can use a color name (e.g. frgb=blue) if the
counter configured to do so (look at the cfg file). Look at the color name mapping database for some
hints about color name database. |
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. 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. If you specify tr=Y and do not specify trgb=, then
the default color black will be transparent. The valid values for B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or
0. |
tr=F
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 supplied. They are kept at the directories A,B,C and D respectively.
Visit the digit mania page for other
styles of digits. |
dd=A
My green led digits |
| image=gif_file |
Display this GIF file |
You can display any GIF image specified with this
parameter. The location of this file is determined by the dd= parameter. All
attributes of the counter applly to the image. |
None |
| comma=B |
Display comma after every 3rd digit from right. |
The boolean value of parameter comma specifies
whether to display comma after every 3rd digit from right. If you use this parameter as
true, the left padding with zeros will be turned off. |
comma=F |
srgb=R;G;B
prgb=R;G;B |
Change a color of the image to a target color on the fly. |
Any one color of the image can be changed to a different
color on the fly. srgb stands for source color, that is the color to change. prgb
stands for pen color, that is the target color. The values for srgb and prgb
can be colon separated color components (e.g, srgb=255;0;0), a hex value (e.g.
srgb=ff0000) or a color name (e.g. srgb=red). The color name can be used if you configured
the counter to do so (look at the cfg file). |
srgb=00ff00
(0;255;0 green) prgb=00ffff
(0;255;255 cyan)
With chcolor=T |
| chcolor=B |
Change a color of the image. |
This parameter is usually used to change the default green
color to cyan. That is if you specify chcolor=T, and you want to change green to
cyan, then you do not need to specify srgb and prgb parameters. 1x1 GIF is
displayed. The valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0 |
chcolor=F |
| st=X |
Start Count |
This parameter is 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. It is a bad practice to allow automatic datafile creation, however it makes site
maintaining easier. The automatic datafile creation option is specified in configuration
file and can be changed at run time. Note that this parameter has no effect if the
datafile already exists. 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. The
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 display 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
string. The valid values for the string X are digits, a,p,: and - |
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 degrees clockwise |
| rotate=B |
Rotate On/Off |
The Boolean value B turns on or off rotating. If you use
degrees= setting, rotate is not needed. Valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N,
T, F, 1, or 0. |
rotate=F
Do not rotate |
