For several years now, I have been using the counter CGI provided by Sterling Software for one of my web pages. This produced a small xbitmap graphic. About six weeks ago, Internet Explorer stopped displaying the counter, although it continued to display in Opera.
After looking around a bit and not finding any good reason for why this happened, I decided to create a new CGI to generate a Portable Network Graphics file. This is now working, and if anyone would like a copy, please let me know off list. There are two programs: COUNTER2 VIWCGI, and PNGGEN EXEC. PNGGEN is a generalized PNG data stream generator which takes a simple bit map as input. If you happen to need a CRC32 or Adler32 algorithm in REXX, then this EXEC has them! COUNTER2 comes with 14 pixel high and 9 pixel high graphics, with 'easy to create your own' font capability. (It took me about two hours to create the 9 pixel font.) With the change to PNG format comes colour, with your choice of sixteen predefined colours for text and background, and you can easily create your own custom colours. Both programs come with comments, so that hopefully you can understand what I am trying to do. For those looking for a challenge, I did not implement filtering or compression in PNGGEN. Once those two are added, it would be very nice if it was rewritten in Assembler. As always, no warranty, express or implied. Peter The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient or delegate is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The integrity and security of this message cannot by guaranteed on the Internet. The Sender accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail, or for the consequences of any actions taken on basis of the information provided. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The sender accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This disclaimer is the property of the TTC and must not be altered or circumvented in any manner.
