Well it actually is relatively easy to set up a counter ,because we have one already setup. You will just need to do some simple things to get it running on you web page. Please note, however, there is minimal support given for this counter. All questions must be submitted via e-mail to webmaster@wingnet.net to receive support and assistance.

You will need to add a line within you html to be able to access the counter. Below is an example. The line below will need to be modified to work properly and give an accurate hit count. These modifications are described below.

<IMG SRC="http://www.wingnet.net/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?display=counter| df=uniquename.dat|dd=T|istrip=T|md=6|ft=1">

Okay, lets look at this line in a little more detail. We will focus on the parts after http://www.wingnet.net/cgi-bin/ .

Count.cgi?

This it what calls the counter. This must be typed exactly like this with the "C" capitalized. If it is typed lower case the counter will not work.

display=

This tells the program what to display. You have the choices of counter, clock and date . Please Note: If you choose clock or date you must use a image type that has the characters for clock and date . See the images below to see which ones you can use.

df=

Specified here is the name of the data file that will keep up with the numbers of hits on your page. This file must be unique. In order to make sure of this, the counter is set up to accept either a name beginning with your login name or a name with the beginning of your domain name if you are a web hosting customer. For example your login name is johndoe you could do the following:

If you wish to have a seperate counter on each page to keep up with individual page hits you must use unique names for each page.

dd=

This specifies the graphic directory to be used. To see which ones are available see below. You cannot intermix the different types. They must be of all one type. Also the counter is case sensitive so you must type the style letter exactly how it is.

istrip=

Specified here is whether the image used is one strip file or if it is individual files. These are specified below with the types of graphics. For a strip image the variable T is used. For a directory that contains individual graphics the variable F is used.

md=

This option tells the counter the maximum number of digits it should display. You may choose between 5-10 characters. Zero's are used for those digits that are leading characters.

These are the basic variables that are commonly used for the counter. Each variable is simply added in the variables after the ?. Each variable is seperated by the | symbol. This symbol must be used to seperate each option or the counter will not work properly.

Below is a listing of the images and the directory name of them. You must type the image directory exactly as it is here for the program is case sensitive. Also please make sure that you match up the option with the particular type of image .

Name		Image Type	Display Type
A		Strip (T)	Clock, Counter & Date
B		Strip (T)	Clock, Counter & Date
C		Strip (T)	Clock, Counter & Date
D		Strip (T)	Clock, Counter & Date
E		Strip (T)	Clock, Counter & Date
F		Individual (F)	Counter
G		Individual (F)	Counter
H		Individual (F)	Counter
I		Individual (F)	Counter
J		Individual (F)	Counter
K		Individual (F)	Counter
L		Individual (F)	Counter
M		Individual (F)	Counter
N		Individual (F)	Counter
O		Individual (F)	Counter, Clock and Date
P		Individual (F)	Counter, Clock and Date
Q		Individual (F)	Counter and Clock
R		Individual (F)	Counter, Clock and Date
S		Individual (F)	Counter, Clock and Date
T		Individual (F)	Counter and Clock

The counter that WingNET Internet Services uses is a modified version of Count Release 2.3 copyright 1995-1996 by Muhammad A. Muquit . Additional digit graphics are courtesy of Digit Mania .