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Hit Counter not working

I have been using a hit counter for a few years on a particular site. its maintained by a third party.

All of a sudden it doesnt seem to be working it shoudl be at 10,443 - it was working up until 9,000.

I have tried to contact Stats Machine without success - is this something within my code?

If this is a problem at their end does anyone have an alternative solution whereby I can start the code at what should be the current count? Preferably free or a tutorial.

Thanks.

I would be grateful for some assistance. Here is the code:
In the head:
<script src="http://www.statsmachine.com/cgi-bin/counter.cgi?558|55838" type="text/JavaScript"></script>

In the body:
<a href="http://www.statsmachine.com/"><script type="text/javascript"></script>

Zvonko

This proves that your digit split works and that counter is failing:

<script>

mycount = 10443;
var ooooooo = Math.floor((mycount)/1000000);
mycount = (mycount-(ooooooo*1000000));
var oooooo = Math.floor((mycount)/100000);
mycount = (mycount-(oooooo*100000));
var ooooo = Math.floor((mycount)/10000);
mycount = (mycount-(ooooo*10000));
var oooo = Math.floor((mycount)/1000);
mycount = (mycount-(oooo*1000));
var ooo = Math.floor((mycount)/100);
mycount = (mycount-(ooo*100));
var oo = Math.floor((mycount)/10);
mycount = (mycount-(oo*10));
var o = mycount;
document.write(ooooooo + " " +oooooo + " " +ooooo + " " +oooo + " " +ooo + " " +oo + " " +o );
// -->
</script>

By the way, I see the counter at the moment at: 446

NorthDorsetWeb

ASKER

Hi there thanks for your response. So unless I manage to get hold of them then theres little i can do.

Can you offer an alternative solution?

Many thanks
Emma

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NorthDorsetWeb

ASKER

Brilliant - that's done the trick.

For future reference, and it doesnt appear that the statsmachine.com provides the same service anymore, do you know of any good third party counters? That are free - or can you create them by writing script yourself?

Zvonko

I do not use any free counters and I cannot imagine one doing it in JavaScript.
But it is easy to write one on web server side. Do you have PHP or ASP on server side?

NorthDorsetWeb

ASKER

We have asp

Zvonko

Here some examples from the web:
http://www.asp101.com/samples/counter.asp
http://psacake.com/web/iv.asp
http://www.devasp.com/samples/counter.asp

Or go and take a look:
http://www.google.com/search?q=asp+hit+counter

NorthDorsetWeb

ASKER

Thanks for all of your help. Kind regards emma

Zvonko

You are welcome.