SOI Business Gallery Counter Options

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The follwing information is a detailed description of the possible options that can appear in the Query_String for the Web Page Counter. Remember any number of options can be supplied, each separated by a | or &.

Parameter Name Description Default

display=X Specifies what to display A valid string can be specified with display= parameter to display a counter, clock or date (check Style Info for validity). The valid values for the string parameter X are counter,clock or date 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 the 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. 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 are 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

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. The color can also be specified as a hex string or a name. Do not use a # before the hex string. For example, if you want to specify white in hex, use frgb=ffffff. You also can use a color name frgb=blue. Check this color name mapping database for examples of RGB values and mapped colors (note all the color names may not be supported).
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 a md=value
pad=Y
With a md=value

dd=A Digit Directory Denotes the value of a specific style of digits. Check the Digit Styles for possible dd values.. dd=A

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 apply to the image. None

comma=B Display comma The boolean value of parameter comma specifies whether to display a comma after every 3rd digit from the right. If you use this feature, the left padding with zeros will be turned off. comma=F

srgb=R;G;B
prgb=R;G;B Change a source color to a target color Any one color of the image can be changed to a different color on the fly. srgb stands for source color, this is the color to change. prgb stands for pen color, this is the target color. The values for srgb and prgb can be semicolon separated color components (e.g, srgb=255;0;0), a hex value (e.g. srgb=ff0000) or a color name (e.g. srgb=red). You can Check this color name mapping database for examples of RGB values and mapped colors (note all the color names may not be supported). srgb=00ff00
(0;255;0 green)
prgb=00ffff
(0;255;255 cyan)
With chcolor=T

chcolor=B Change a color in the image This parameter is used in conjunction with the previous. Default is will change the green color to cyan, if you specify chcolor=T, and you want to change green to cyan, then you do not need to specify srgb and prgb parameters. The valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0 chcolor=F

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.
If sh=F no digits will show, but the counter will still increment. 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 name to use will be allocated to you when you request and are granted a counter. none

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 value 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

Parameter	Name	Description	Default
display=X	Specifies what to display	A valid string can be specified with display= parameter to display a counter, clock or date (check Style Info for validity). The valid values for the string parameter X are counter,clock or date	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 the 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.	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 are 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
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. The color can also be specified as a hex string or a name. Do not use a # before the hex string. For example, if you want to specify white in hex, use frgb=ffffff. You also can use a color name frgb=blue. Check this color name mapping database for examples of RGB values and mapped colors (note all the color names may not be supported).	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 a md=value pad=Y With a md=value
dd=A	Digit Directory	Denotes the value of a specific style of digits. Check the Digit Styles for possible dd values..	dd=A
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 apply to the image.	None
comma=B	Display comma	The boolean value of parameter comma specifies whether to display a comma after every 3rd digit from the right. If you use this feature, the left padding with zeros will be turned off.	comma=F
srgb=R;G;B prgb=R;G;B	Change a source color to a target color	Any one color of the image can be changed to a different color on the fly. srgb stands for source color, this is the color to change. prgb stands for pen color, this is the target color. The values for srgb and prgb can be semicolon separated color components (e.g, srgb=255;0;0), a hex value (e.g. srgb=ff0000) or a color name (e.g. srgb=red). You can Check this color name mapping database for examples of RGB values and mapped colors (note all the color names may not be supported).	srgb=00ff00 (0;255;0 green) prgb=00ffff (0;255;255 cyan) With chcolor=T
chcolor=B	Change a color in the image	This parameter is used in conjunction with the previous. Default is will change the green color to cyan, if you specify chcolor=T, and you want to change green to cyan, then you do not need to specify srgb and prgb parameters. The valid values for the Boolean parameter B are Y, N, T, F, 1, or 0	chcolor=F
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. If sh=F no digits will show, but the counter will still increment. 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 name to use will be allocated to you when you request and are granted a counter.	none
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 value 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

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