Web Crossing Template Language
Commands & Variables

» About WCTL Commands and Built-in Variables

Note that when you use a variable to get HTML text from the Web Crossing database, this text is generally available either formatted or unformatted. Formatted text has been run through the quick-editor and checked for legal and balanced HTML tags. Unformatted text is the raw text as originally entered by the user. There is an extensive set of string functions to allow you to convert any text to the desired format.

» Variables by function

User Information

Current user values
Kind of user
User last login time
Current user configuration
User subscriptions
Selecting users
Current user access to current location
Other registered user access to current location
Author information

Conference and Chat Management

Current location
Current location values
Current location nested contents
Selecting and sorting folder and discussion contents
Chat rooms
Site information
Enclosures
Moderated Messages

Current Web Crossing Context

Authentication certificate
Browser information
Error Handling
Forms processing
CGI environment variables and HTTP response values
Current page type
Message item, discussion heading, and folder heading information
Standard layouts
User interface directives
Message list context.
Login and registration actions
Editing information
Preferences editing information
Search commands
Threaded Messages Display
Newsgroups
E-mail list mirroring

WCTL Directives

String operations
Date and time operations
Path operations
File system and logging
Scripting and e-mail

» Current user values

user	User unique ID in hexadecimal. Used in user.function expressions.
userCreate( name ) user.userDestroy	Create or destroy a user
userLookup( name )	Lookup a user by name
username user.setUserName( name )	Name
userEmail user.setUserEmail( email )	E-mail address
user.setUserPassword( password ) user.userCheckPassword( password )	Set or check a user password
userHomePage user.setUserHomePage( url )	Home page URL
user2ndLine user.setUser2ndLine( text )	Second line of information
userBio user.setUserBio( text )	User biographical information
userUrlsRaw	User URL list, unformatted
userUrls user.setUserUrls( text )	User URL list, formatted
userHasPicture	User has picture
userPicture	URL to user's picture
userField	Additional custom fields added to user's information record
userCanAddLinks	True if the user can add links to the current location
userEmailCode	The user's e-mail code after an automated e-mail message has been sent to them
userUniqueId	User's unique ID
userUseCookies user.setUserUseCookies( flag )	True if the user has cookies enabled
postCount	Number of posts tracked for this user
posts	Return most recent posts by this user
user.userIsMember( group ) user.addUserToGroup( group ) user.removeUserFromGroup( group )	Check, add, or remove membership in a group

» Kind of user

userIsUnknown	User has neither logged in nor posted as a guest
userIsGuest	Guest user (e.g. the user has posted as a guest)
userIsRegistered	Registered user
userIsHost	Host user (for the current location)
userIsSysop	Sysop user
userIsHostOrSysop	Sysop
userIsProvisional user.setUserIsProvisional( flag )	True if the user is provisional or host user (for the current location)

» User last login time

awayHours	Check hours since last login
userAwayHours	Number of hours user has been away for a user ID
lastLogin	Check for last login before a specific date. (Note that %% if lastLogin... %% doesn't make any sense in a login message, because the user is unknown at that point -- if the user is a guest or not logged in, this expression will evaluate as true.)
userLastLogin	Check for last login before a specific date for a user ID

» Current user configuration

userFolderSortBy user.setUserFolderSortBy( sortBy )	The sort-sequence used to list folders for this user
userShowPictures user.setUserShowPictures( flag )	Include user pictures with messages
userPictBorder user.setUserPictBorder( flag )	Show picture borders for this user
userHasRespNameSize	Check whether the user has specified a font size for the user name in message
userHasRespInfoSize	Check whether the user has specified a font size for the secondary information in messages
userHasRespBodySize user.setUserRespBodySize( size )	Check whether the user has specified a font size for the body of a message
userRespNameSize user.setUserRespNameSize( size )	The font size for user names in a message (0 if not specified by the user)
userRespInfoSize user.setUserRespInfoSize( size )	The font size for secondary information in a message (0 if not specified by the user)
userRespBodySize	The font size for message bodies (0 if not specified by the user)
id.userLogoutTime user.setUserLogoutTime( time )	User logout time in minutes
userMaxData user.setUserMaxData( max )	Maximum number of data bytes in a list of messages
userMaxMessages user.setUserMaxMessages( max )	Maximum number of messages in a list of messages
userShowPrepared user.setUserShowPrepared( flag )	Show the "prepared for..." line at the top of each page
userSubscriptionList	User subscription list, as displayed in the user preferences page
userCheckRemoteAddr	Check that user certificate is from the same IP address as originally
user.userMarkCurrent	Mark a user's subscription list as current

» User subscriptions

userIsSubscribed	User is subscribed to the current location
userSubscriptions	List of locations and whether they are subscribed to or not
userSubscribe	Subscribe a user to the current location
userUnsubscribe	Cancel a user's subscription to the current location
u.userClearSubscriptions	Clear a user's entire subscription list
userHasSubscriptions	Check whether a user has any subscriptions
u.userNewMessages	Returns a list of all new message locations (one per discussion)
mostRecentNewMessage	Returns the date/time of the most recent new message from the last userNewMessages

» Selecting users.
These commands let you select a subset of the user directory.

selectUsers	Return a list of users matching some selection criteria
selectRandomUser	Return a randomly selected user

» Current user access to current location

user.userCanView	User can view the current location
userCanAddFolders	User can add folders to current location
userCanAddDiscussions	User can add discussions to current location
userCanAddMessages	User can add messages to current location
userCanDelete	User can delete the current location
userCanEdit	User can edit to current location
u.userIsParticipant	User is a participant at the current location
u.userIsModerated	User is moderated at the current location
u.userIsReadOnly	User is read-only at the current location
u.userHasNoAccess	User has no access at the current location

» Other registered user access to current location

otherCanAddFolders	Other registered users can add folders to the current location
otherCanAddDiscussions	Other registered users can add discussions to the current location
otherCanAddMessages	Other registered users can add messages to the current location
otherCanAddLinks	Other registered users can add links to the current location

» Author information.
This is about the author of the current folder, discussion, message, or personal information page.

author	The unique ID in hexadecimal of the current author. Used in author.function expressions.
setPathAuthor( userId )	Change the author of record for the current location
setAuthor	Set the current author to a particular user, and clear the current location
authorIsSysop	Current location created by the sysop
authorShow	Show author information for the current location
authorName	Name of the author of the current location
authorLine2	Author's secondary information
authorInfoUrl	URL to author's personal information page
authorEmail	E-mail address of author
authorHasPicture	Author has a picture
authorPicture	URL to author's picture
authorHomePage	URL to author's home page
authorBio	Author's biographical information
authorUrlsRaw	Author's favorite URLs, unformatted
authorUrls	Author's favorite URLs, formatted
authorField	Author's additional fields
authorUniqueID	Author's unique ID in hexadecimal

» Current location
The current location is initially set to the folder, discussion, message, link, or chat room referenced by the user (the location portion of a Web Crossing URL). You can change the location by using the setPath location or other directives, and you can return to the original location at any time by using setPath with no location parameter.

location	Pathname of the current location
pathItemNumber	Item number for a discussion or message
setPath	Set current location
setPathToParent	Move to the parent of the current location
setPathToLink	Move to the location pointed to by the current link, without making the link part of the current pathname
setPathFollowLink	Move to the location pointed to by the current link and make the link part of the current pathname
pathIsNone	Not at a valid location
pathIsTop	At top level
pathIsFolder	Current location is a folder
pathIsDiscussion	Current location is a discussion
pathIsMessage	Current location is a message
pathIsLink	Current location is a link
pathIsChat	Current location is a chat room
pathTitle	Title or name of current location
pathTitleUrl	Same as pathTitle, but URL quoted (blanks are %20, etc.)
pathUrl	URL to current location
parentTitle	Title of parent at specified level
parentTitleUrl	Same as parentTitle, but URL quoted (blanks as %20, etc.)
parentUrl	URL to parent at specified level
pathIcon	URL of icon for current location

» Current location values

pathCreatedDate	Creation date
pathModifiedDate	Last modified date
pathBody	Body text, unformatted
pathBodyFormatted	Body text, formatted
pathMessage	Message text (if a message item), unformatted
pathListItems	List items in a folder
pathAddSubfolders	Allow subfolders to be added
pathAddSubfoldersOnce	Allow subfolders, but they may only contain discussions
pathNoSubfolders	No subfolders may be added
pathAddDiscussions	Allow discussions to be added
pathBackground	Background, unformatted
pathBanner	Banner, unformatted
pathFooter	Footer, unformatted
pathIsDeleted	Has a message been deleted
pathSortSeq	Sort sequence for folder items
pathTemplate	Template for location (e.g. folder template)
pathArchiveDays	For a folder, the number of days before a discussion expires
pathArchiveType	Disposition of an elapsed discussion: move to a folder, delete, or purge
pathArchiveFolder	If disposition for an elapsed discussion is to move to a folder, then this is the unique ID of the destination folder
pathIsPermanent	Checks whether a discussion is permanent, e.g. never expires
linkShowDescription	Current location is a link that shows its description
linkDescription	Descriptive text for a link
pathHosts	List of hosts for the current location
pathModeratedUsers	List of moderated users for the current location
pathParticipants	List of participants for the current location
pathReadOnlyUsers	List of read-only users for the current location

» Current location nested contents

pathHasItems	Current location has nested items
pathHasFolders	Current location has nested folders
pathHasOneFolder	Current location has exactly one nested folder
pathFolderCount	Nested folder count
pathHasDiscussions	Current location has nested discussions
pathHasOneDiscussion	Current location has exactly one nested discussion
pathDiscussionCount	Nested discussion count
newDiscuss	Count of new discussions in current location
pathHasMessages	Current location has nested messages
pathHasOneMessage	Current location has exactly one message
pathMessageCount	Count of nested messages
pathHasNewMessages	Current location has new messages for the current user
pathHasOneNewMessage	Current location has exactly one new message for the current user
pathNewMessageCount	Count of new messages for the current user

» Site information.

urlBase	/...webx? portion of a Web Crossing URL
usersCount	Number of registered users
siteTitle	Site title
sysopEmail	Sysop e-mail address
siteLicensee	Site licensee name
siteUrl	URL to top-level site page
siteImages	Images string from sysop general settings
siteHelp	Help string from sysop general settings
version	Web Crossing version string
platform	Site platform
servePictures	Site is serving user pictures everywhere
serveInfoPictures	Site is serving user pictures in the personal information page only
siteCanAutoRegister	Users may auto-register
siteCanSearchTop	Top-level search button is enabled
siteOneSearch	Search the Net via Forum One.
siteCanSearch	Search button is enabled in nested folders and discussions
siteEmailValidate	E-mail validation is enabled for this site
useChatService	Chat services are enabled for this site
siteUseCookies	Site is configured to use cookies
siteIsSecure	Site is running through a secure server, so use https:// instead of http:// in forwarded URLs
siteHost	Domain name of the Web server used to access Web Crossing
waitingForSynch	Slave server is waiting for synch with master to complete
pictSizeSite	WIDTH and HEIGHT for site icon
pictSizeDivider	WIDTH and HEIGHT for pathname divider icon
pictSizeFolder	WIDTH and HEIGHT for folder icon
pictSizeConversation	WIDTH and HEIGHT for conversation icon
pictSizeLink	WIDTH and HEIGHT for inline link icon
pictSizeButton	WIDTH and HEIGHT for button icon
pictSizeInlineButton	WIDTH and HEIGHT for inline button icon
pictSizeOutline	WIDTH and HEIGHT for outline button icon
siteHasPasswordForm	TRUE iff site has a 2-stage login using a separate password form
siteAllowsHttpBasic	TRUE iff site is using HTTP basic authentication
userIsHttpBasic	TRUE iff the current user was authenticated through HTTP Basic
siteUseEmailScript	TRUE iff site uses a script to get a user's e-mail address
siteToolbarAcross	Number of buttons across for old-style toolbar
siteFolderShowSysop	TRUE iff the sysop is show in folder headings when this user is the author
siteFolderShowAuthor	TRUE iff the author of a folder is shown in the folder's heading
siteDiscussionShowSysop	TRUE iff the syop
siteDiscussionShowAuthor	TRUE iff the author of a discussion is shown in the discussion's heading
copyright	The copyright string for the program
programDesc	A short string that describes the program

» Enclosures

pathEnclosures	Returns list of enclosures.
pathIsDocument	TRUE iff the current location is a document
pathDocumentIsImage	TRUE iff the current location is an enclosure document.
pathDocumentIsText	TRUE iff the current location is a text enclosure document.
pathDocumentName	Original filename iff the current location is an enclosure document.
siteHttpUploads	TRUE iff the site supports Web-based uploads
siteHttpDownloads	TRUE iff the site supports Web-based downloads
pathHttpUploads	TRUE iff the current location supports Web-based uploads
pathHttpDownloads	TRUE iff the current location supports Web-based downloads
pathInheritsEnclosures	TRUE iff the current location inherits its enclosure settings from its parent

» Moderated Messages

s.isObjectionable	Returns TRUE iff a string contains objectionable words
s.markObjectionable	Inserts tags before and after all possibly objectionable words in a string.

» Selecting and sorting folder and discussion contents.

pathSelect	Select items from a folder or discussion
pathSort	Sort a list of pathname items

» Chat rooms.

pathIsChat	Current location is a chat room or table
pathIsAnonymous	Current location is a chat room that allows anonymous users
pathHasTables	Current location is part of a chat room with multiple tables
pathMaxUsers	Maximum users per table for a chat table
pathPlayFile	Playback file for a chat table
pathPlayMillisecs	Playback total time in milliseconds
pathRecordFile	Recording file for a chat table
broadcast	Broadcast to all tables in a chat room
enterChat	Enter a chat room, text-chat only
enterChatTable	Enter a specific overflow table, text-chat only
enterRoom	Enter a chat room, text plus other services if any
enterRoomTable	Enter a specific overflow table in a chat room, text plus other services if available
privatePlayback	Enter a private playback table
roomError	Error message if room could not be entered
roomHandle	Handle ID for client to use in call to chat Fanout Server
roomIp	IP address of Fanout Server
roomPort	Port to call Fanout Server

» Authentication certificate

certificate	Current user's authentication certificate
alwaysCertificate	Generate an authentication (URL) certificate even if the user came in through a cookie.
certificateIs	Check current certificate's tag
certificateLogout	Immediately expire a user's authentication certificate

» Browser information.

imgButton	Client browser supports image buttons
userAgent	Client browser "user agent" string
browserCanUseLabels	Client browser can use JavaScript labels

» Error Handling

errorTitle	Suggested title for error page
error	Error message for error page

» Forms processing

getValue	Get a field from a post
hasValue	Check for a field in a post

» CGI environment variables and HTTP response values

envir	Get the value of a CGI environment variable
envirCookie	Get the value of a cookie in the CGI request from the client
envirList	Get a list of CGI environment variables
addResponseHttp	Add a keyword=value pair to the HTTP response being generated

» Current page type

pageIs	Kind of page being prepared
loginIs	Kind of login page being prepared
registerIs	Kind of registration page being prepared

» Message item, discussion heading, and folder heading information.
This information is available while laying out a message, discussion heading, or folder heading.

itemDate	Creation date
itemShowPictures	Show author picture in this item
itemShowPictBorder	Show border around picture in this item
itemShowTimeDate	Show time/date
itemNameFontSize	Font size for author name
itemInfoFontSize	Font size for secondary information
itemBodyFontSize	Font size for item body
itemShowOperations	Show edit and/or delete buttons
itemCanEdit	Item can be edited by current user
itemCanDelete	Item can be deleted by current user
itemNumber	Item number
itemCount	Total number of items in this list
msgListThreaded	TRUE iff the message list is being laid out threaded. (Only meaningful in messageListBefore and messageListAfter macros.)

» Standard layouts.
Standard layouts for folders or discussion messages.

pathStandardHeading	Show standard heading for top-level, folder, or discussion
pathItems	Show items
pathItemsAll	Show all items
pathItemsInContext	Show items in context
pathItemsPrevious	Show items previous
pathItemsAreAtEnd	Items are at the end of the list
responsePost	Standard form to post a message
unknownUserHelp	Standard help text for an unknown user
folderListBefore	Show HTML before a list of items in a folder
folderListItem	Show HTML for an item in a folder
folderListAfter	Show HTML after a list of items in a folder
folderListEmpty	Show HTML for an empty folder list

» User interface directives.

loginNews	Login news template, formatted
passwordNews	Password news template, formatted
greetingNews	Greeting news template, formatted
registerHeading	Registration heading, formatted
registeredHeading	Registered heading, formatted
registerError	Registration error message
backPath	Default parent location with links to parent folders
backPathThis	Default current location with links to parent folders (e.g. includes the current location in the list of folders)
toolbar	Standard toolbar
toolbarBefore	HTML to insert before toolbar
toolbarBetween	HTML to insert between toolbar rows
toolbarAfter	HTML to insert after toolbar
editHelp	Edit help text, formatted
message	Current message item in standard format
banner	Banner for current location, formatted
footer	Footer for current location, formatted
background	Current background
showPreparedFor	Show Prepared for... line for current user
preparedFor	Default Prepared for... heading or none
pad	Insert padding in <pre> sections

» Message list context.
This information is available when a message list is being laid out.

cmdIsShowAll	True if the display command is Show All
cmdIsShowInContext	True if the display command is Show In Context
cmdIsShowPrevious	True if the display command is Show Previous
msgListPrevious	%% location %% of previous item or none
msgListCountPrevious	Count of preceding items
msgListFollowing	%% location %% of following item or none
msgListCountFollowing	Count of following items
msgListEmpty	Message list is empty
msgListBetween	Eval to code "between" messages

» Login and registration actions

actionPath	Action path for login and registration
doActionPath	Action path for login and registration, with embedded certificate
actionPathCommand	Command code in action path

» Editing information.
(For registration, user preferences, new folder, new discussion, etc.)

editName	User name
editPassword	Password
editEmail	E-mail address
editTitle	Title
editHeading	Heading
editMessage	Message
editBanner	Banner text, unformatted
editFooter	Footer text, unformatted
editBackground	Background text, unformatted
editTemplate	Template
moderatedMessage	Display moderated message in default format
moderatedDiscussion	Display moderated discussion in default format
moderatedFolder	Display moderated folder in default format
editFolderIcon	Type of icon for a link
editShowAuthor	True to show the item's author
editShowDescription	True to show a link's description
editSortSeq	The sort sequence value
editUrl	A link's URL

» Preferences editing information

prefsRenameMessage	Error message for rename or none
prefsNewName	New user name from preferences form
prefsEmailError	Error message for e-mail change or none
prefsNewEmail	New e-mail address
prefsSubscrUpdated	Message for subscription list update
prefsSysopCertificate	Sysop authorization certificate when the sysop is changing a user's preferences
prefsPasswordError	Password change error to report
prefsPasswordMessage	Message for password change (an error only if prefsPasswordError is set)

» Search commands

searchItems	Total number of matching items found by the last pathSearch command
siteSearchIsReady	TRUE iff searches can be performed at this time
siteIndexSearchStatus	Current status of search, such as indexing status
pathSearch	Returns a list of items matching a search query.

» Threaded Messages Display

pathInheritsByUserPreferences	TRUE iff current location inherits its threading settings from its parent
pathShowByUserPreferences	TRUE iff threading display is from user preferences
pathNetTreeView	TRUE iff net effect of all settings is to show as threaded messages
pathNetReplyTo	TRUE iff net effect of all settings is to show a Reply button with each message
pathNetSummaryButton	TRUE iff net effect of all settings is to show an Outline button next to discussions in their folder listing
pathNetMessageTitle	TRUE iff net effect of all settings is to request a title for all messages
u.userThreadingBySite	TRUE iff user uses site settings for threading
siteUserDefaultThreading	TRUE iff site default is for a user to view as threaded messages
u.userThreading	TRUE if user preference is to view as threaded messages
u.userReplyTo	TRUE iff user preference is to show a Reply button with each message
siteUserDefaultReplyTo	TRUE iff site default is for a user to see a Reply button with each message
u.userSummaryButton	TRUE iff user preference is to see an Outline button next to discussions in their folder listing
siteUserDefaultSummaryButton	TRUE iff site default is for a user to see a Outline button next to discussions in their folder listing

» Newsgroups

pathNewsgroup	Newsgroup for current location
siteHasNews	TRUE iff news service is enabled for the site
editNewsgroup	Name of newsgroup when editing an Add Folder or Edit Folder form.

» E-mail list mirroring

siteHasEmailServices	TRUE iff site has e-mail services (e.g. DNS server address is available)
pathEmailMirror	Mailbox from which to read e-mail list messages
pathEmailPW	Password for pathEmailMirror mailbox
pathEmailStripSig	Signature to strip from tail of incoming messages
pathEmailPostThru	TRUE if messages posted to Web Crossing are forwarded to the e-mail list
pathEmailReply	Address to which to send messages posted directly to Web Crossing
pathEmailReplyTo	Reply-to value for messages forwarded to the list, or blank to use the user's e-mail address
pathEmailFrom	From value for messages forwarded to the list, or blank to use the user's e-mail address
editEmailMirror	Setting for pathEmailMirror during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailPW	Setting for pathEmailPW during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailStripSig	Setting for pathEmailStripSig during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailPostThru	Setting for pathEmailPostThru during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailReply	Setting for pathEmailReply during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailReplyTo	Setting for pathEmailReplyTo during Add Folder or Edit Folder
editEmailFrom	Setting for pathEmailFrom during Add Folder or Edit Folder

» String Operations

String manipulation
count	Number of characters in a string
split	Split the first token off a string
tail	Split the last token off a string
lookup	Lookup a pattern in a string
substring	Get a substring of a string
getchar	Get a character from a string
putchar	Put a character into a string
trim	Remove leading and trailing white space
toLower	Convert to lower case
toUpper	Convert to upper case
eval	Evaluate a string as a WCTL expression
evalTemplate	Evaluate a string as a WCTL template
isObjectionable	Check for objectionable words
markObjectionable	Mark objectionable words
crlf	A carriage-return/line-feed string
cr	A carriage-return string
lf	A line-feed string
randomString	A random 8-character string
User names
getFirstName	First name from a name string
getLastName	Last name from a name string
nameToFirstLast	Convert name to first-last format
nameToLastFirst	Convert name to last-comma-first format
HTML
toSGML	Convert to SGML quoted format
fromSGML	Convert from SGML quotes to original string
htmlClosure	Fixup for HTML tag closure and remove illegal tags
quickEdit	Process a string with the Web Crossing quick editor
selfRef	Insert correct certificate in all local URLs
htmlStripTags	Strip all HTML tags from a string
URLs
toURL	Convert to URL quoted format
fromURL	Convert from URL quotes to original string
Numbers
hexToInt	Convert a hexadecimal string to an integer
intToHex	Convert an integer to hexadecimal
intWithCommas	Convert an integer to a numeric string with commas
numberString.numberFormat( format )	Convert a numeric string to a specified numeric format. Number formats include currency and scientific notation.
MIME Formats
toBase64	Convert a string to base-64 format
fromBase64	Convert a string from base-64 format
toQuotedPrintable	Convert a string to quoted-printable format
fromQuotedPrintable	Convert a string from quoted-printable format
canUseQuotedPrintable	Check whether a string is suitable for quoted-printable formatting (otherwise use base-64)

» Date and time operations

date	Current date
time	Current time
secsFrom1970	Time in seconds since Jan 1, 1970 (GMT)
dateGMT	Current date/time in GMT
date.dateToGmt	Convert a date object from local to GMT
date.dateFromGmt>	Convert a date object from GMT to local time
dateObject	Time/date format to get a date object (Date objects are strings with the format "Y4-M2-D2-H4.I2.S2".)
dateObj	Same as dateObject
dateString.dateFormat( format )	Formats a date per the format string
dateString.dateAddSeconds( seconds )	Adds the specified number of seconds (positive or negative) and returns the adjusted dateObject.
dateString.dateSubtractSeconds( seconds )	Subtracts the specified number of seconds (positive or negative) and returns the adjusted dateObject.
dateString.dateDeltaSeconds( date2 )	Returns the number of seconds for (date2 - dateString).
dateString.dateLessThan( date2 )	Returns TRUE iff dateString < date2
dateString.dateEqual( date2 )	Returns TRUE iff dateString == date2
dateString.dateGreaterThan( date2 )	Returns TRUE iff dateString > date2

» Path Operations

pathDelete	Delete the current location
pathExport	Export the current location
pathImport	Import to the current location
pathHitsDec	Decrement hits counter for current location
pathHitsInc	Increment hits counter for current location
pathPostsDec	Decrement posts counter for current location
pathPostsInc	Increment posts counter for current location

» File system and logging

file	Get the contents of a file
fileError	Error message from last file command
fileDelete	Delete a file
string.log	Writes a string into the log file, if the Web Crossing master log switch is on

» Scripting and E-mail

exec	Run a script program
cgi	Run a script program with CGI environment variables
scriptError	Error from last exec or cgi, or none
email	Send an e-mail message

» Variables listed alphabetically

A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U V W

%% broadcast form.message %%

%% envir.query_string %%

%% set item "query_string" %%
%% envir( item ) %%

%% set delim "%" & "%" %%
%% set template "abc" & delim & "1+2" & delim & "def" %%
%% template.evalTemplate %%

%% getValue "message" %%

%% getValue( "message" ) %%

%% if hasValue "message" %%

%% if hasValue( "message" ) %%

%% pathHosts "<br>" %%

%% pathModeratedUsers "<br>" %%

%% pathParticipants "<br>" %%

%% pathReadOnlyUsers "<br>" %%

user.subscriptions

» Time and date formats

  Y2  2 character year
  Y4  4 character year
  
  M1  1 or 2 digit month
  M2  2 digit month
  MMM 3 character month, all caps
  Mmm 3 character month, leading cap
  M   full month name, leading cap
  
  D1  1 or 2 digit day of month
  D2  2 digit day of month
  D3  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th...
  
  WWW 3 character day of week, all caps
  Www 3 character day of week, leading cap
  W   full day of week, leading cap
  
  H1  1 or 2 digit hour, 12 hour clock
  H2  2 digit hour, 12 hour clock
  H3  1 or 2 digit hour, 24 hour clock
  H4  2 digit hour, 24 hour clock
  
  I1  1 or 2 digit minutes
  I2  2 digit minutes
  
  S1  1 or 2 digit seconds
  S2  2 digit seconds
  
  L1  1, 2, or 3 digit milliseconds
  L3  3 digit milliseconds
  
  A   AM/PM, upper case
  a   am/pm, lower case
  
  N   output a "-" if the date/time is negative
  
  $c  escape to embed "c" into the output string

For example,

Format	Sample output
W, D2-Mmm-Y2 H4:I2:S2	Monday, 05-Mar-96 09:52:13
M D1, Y4	Jan 4, 1996
H2:I2a	03:30pm