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A '''Cumulus Template File''' is the name given by Steve Loft to any files that contain web tags and need to be processed before they actually include values. | A '''Cumulus Template File''' is the name given by Steve Loft to any files that contain web tags and need to be processed before they actually include values. | ||
When Cumulus processes any template file, it generates an output file where every included [[Webtags|Cumulus web tags]] | When Cumulus processes any template file, it generates an output file where every included [[Webtags|Cumulus web tags]] has been replaced by values, while any other content is retained unchanged. | ||
Consequently, a single template will actually generate a different file each time Cumulus processes that template because the part of the content that was web tags is now populated with text (values, times, dates, etc.) and, as these values change, a newly generated file is different to the previous generated file. | Consequently, a single template will actually generate a different file each time Cumulus processes that template because the part of the content that was web tags is now populated with text (values, times, dates, etc.) and, as these values change, a newly generated file is different to the previous generated file. | ||