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*There are now a vast number of possible combinations for such parameters in many web tags, and it would be in-efficient for large numbers of those combinations to be generated whether needed or not. | *There are now a vast number of possible combinations for such parameters in many web tags, and it would be in-efficient for large numbers of those combinations to be generated whether needed or not. | ||
**Consequently anyone devising a | **Consequently anyone devising a ready-made file has to guess which parameters are most useful, and in most of the ready made templates no parameters are included so a vast amount of the information accessible for a web page generated directly from a template file is not available for web pages generated from scripts on your web server. | ||
**Because of this 'guessing'; '''do not assume''' that a file from some one else, will meet your requirements ''out of the box'', you must understand the script language and be prepared to edit the file supplied into one that meets your own requirements. | **Because of this 'guessing'; '''do not assume''' that a file from some one else, will meet your requirements ''out of the box'', you must understand the script language and be prepared to edit the file supplied into one that meets your own requirements. | ||
** A further complication is that output parameters are not the same for different flavours of Cumulus. So if a ready made template is selected that does contain some of the possible output parameters that are available, it | ** A further complication is that output parameters are not the same for different flavours of Cumulus. So if a ready made template is selected that does contain some of the possible output parameters that are available, it might only work for Cumulus 1 or only work for Cumulus MX. | ||
So if you want to use a ready made script, check whether it does include any parameters, whether those parameters are correct for the flavour of Cumulus you are using and whether the parameters selected are those most useful to you. | So if you want to use a ready made script, check whether it does include any parameters, whether those parameters are correct for the flavour of Cumulus you are using and whether the parameters selected are those most useful to you. | ||