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DCOUNTER - A Counter written in Delphi 3

by Dave Wedwick ([e-mail])
July, 1997

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This is an example of how to make a page
counter for a web server using Delphi 3.

This counter reads the contents of a
counter data file (simply a text file with
a value, like 1234, in it), increments
the value in the file, and creates
the counter graphic as a JPEG.

The graphic is created by simply choosing
what font, height, and color to use as
parameters to DCOUNTER.EXE.

For instance, the counter can display
in Arial font, 30 pixels high, blue
text on a white background.

Unzip this data to any subdirectory and
load DCOUNTER.DPR as the project in
Delphi 3.  There are two supprt .PAS
files (DOSENV01.PAS and POSTCONT.PAS).
Compile the project and then copy the
.EXE to the cgi-bin directory of
the web server.  All that's left is
to reference DCOUNTER.EXE in the
HTML pages.

See the file TEST.HTM for more an example
of how to use DCOUNTER.EXE.  Copy TEST.HTM
to the /docs directory for the web server
and then load TEST.HTM and see the
counter in action!

This example uses the cgi-bin protocol
(not cgi-win), but, of course, can
be easily modified.  The main things are
how to create the JPEG and return the
image data to the web server.