Counter for locally based web page interface?

[Rastamon]

I have setup a web page interface for 22 users in my work unit to access various files. It is all stored on a network folder with no common gateway interface (cgi). Is there any way I can setup a counter for the various html page links so I know how often they are being used? My hunch is NO, as there is no actual server involved.

[dave milbut]

do they access the pages like so:

i:\mypages\myfiles\file1.html

or like so:

<http://myfiles/file1.html>

ie, are you sure you don't have a personal web server set up? I think xp pro and win2k come with personal webserver (nt4 option pack does). you can set that up and you'll be able to set up all the standard server extentions.

[Rastamon]

Thanks guys, this is the path to one of the pages:

S:\Childrens Foster Care\CFC Archive\cfc unit web page\templates page.html

We are running on windows 2000. How would I determine whether or not I can set up the counter? I read about a small free program (PERL?) that does some echo thing. Would I use that?

[hot_denim]

Rastamon

Without a web server; No

With webserver; Windows 2000 comes with IIS webserver (I know i used it). Set it up.

Then after that ensure that the CGI bit is set up too. No either write a counter program in C or what ever language and compile it and put it in the CGI location for the webserver to execute. OR download the PERL distribution INSTALL IT and write a counter in PERL and also put it in the CGI location. You will find many pre-written counter scripts for PERL on the web.

Then put a URL link to the counter in the HTML pages.

[Rastamon]

Thanx Hotti. That is way more than I am capable of. As an alternative, the webmaster for the county has agreed to let me hook up to the county webpage, but nobody other than the chosen twenty-two unit members will be able to access the page. The only problem is that I will have to route everything through him, and he will then update my page.

[dave milbut]

IIRC personal IIS COMES with a counter. Check the documentation.

See the Counters object in the IIS help file under the heading "Installable Components for ASP".

[Thee_DarkOverLord]

(PERL?)




dude unless you can program dont even bother, I started down this rought, didnt get very far. But thankfully the wife sore me playing with it, she now writes my scripts for me ;-)

[Thee_DarkOverLord]

county webpage




if thats the case there plenty of free hit counters out there on the web for you to download.

[dave milbut]

there's one INCLUDED FREE with iis! no need to go looking!

[dave milbut]

what's what? IIS or the counter? IIS is the web server that's included with win2k, xp pro and nt option pack. the counter is the Counter object as described in my last post. Do you have IIS? Use F1!

[Thee_DarkOverLord]

I have xp pro And im about to host my own website Dave as we finaly got our fixed IP and a fast connection, can I quiz your grey cells about this in the lounge dude?

[dave milbut]

sure Mat. Start a thread.

[Rastamon]

The main county page is setup with "WebStats", so if I cede control to the webmaster, I can get all kinds of detailed statistics. I would prefer to retain control myself, for convenience and ego reasons. I am reading "HTML for Dummies" and they say there are all kinds of pre-written PERL counter scripts available on the internet. But they are reliant on having a CGI server, so probably wouldn't work for my purpose. I did download several free counters previously, but couldn't get them to work. Probably cuz no CGI in a network folder. Dave, I used F1 - iis, but couldn't find anything relevant.