%_load manual.var%
In order for the links to work properly, you
must remove any channel= line from any .prm
file you reference. You must also include the following
in your HTML:
<param name="channel" value="%%channel%%">
The basic idea is to use a special replacement
variable to retrieve the channel information. Then use
the retrieved channel information to generate a table.
The replacement variables are:
%%channel_name%% | Get channel data |
%%chan_n%% | Exact current channel name |
%%chan_ln%% | Channel name URL Encoded |
%%chan_u%% | Number of users on channel |
%%chan_t%% | Current channel topic |
Here's an example suitable for inclusion on a theme page:
<TABLE width="80%%%%" cellspacing=3 cellpadding=2 border=0>
<TR>
<TD><strong>Channel</strong></TD>
<TD><strong>Users</strong></TD>
<TD align=center><strong>Topic</strong></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD colspan=3><HR></TD>
</TR>
%%%%channel_#myfirstchannel%%
%%%%!chan_n%%
<TR>
<TD valign=top>
<a href="default.htm?@channel=%%chan_ln%%">%%chan_n%%</a></TD>
<TD valign=top align=center>%%chan_u%%</TD><TD>%%chan_t%%</TD>
</TR>
%%%%!%%
%%%%channel_#mysecondchannel%%
%%%%!chan_n%%
<TR>
<TD valign=top>
<a href="default.htm?@channel=%%%%chan_ln%%">%%chan_n%%</a></TD>
<TD valign=top align=center>%%%%chan_u%%</TD><TD>%%chan_t%%</TD>
</TR>
%%%%!%%
%%%%channel_#mythirdchannel%%
%%%%!chan_n%%
<TR>
<TD valign=top>
<a href="default.htm?@channel=%%%%chan_ln%%">%%chan_n%%</a></TD>
<TD valign=top align=center>%%%%chan_u%%</TD><TD>%%%%chan_t%%</TD>
</TR>
%%%%!%%
%%%%channel_#myfourthchannel%%
%%%%!chan_n%%
<TR>
<TD valign=top>
<a href="default.htm?@channel=%%%%chan_ln%%">%%chan_n%%</a></TD>
<TD valign=top align=center>%%%%chan_u%%</TD><TD>%%chan_t%%</TD>
</TR>
%%%%!%%
</TABLE>