| In version 1.2.5
and higher of Ban Man Pro we provide a wide range of ad serving code.
Which one you choice depends on many factors. For example, if you
want to serve rich media ads then you cannot use simple HTML code.
If you want to defeat caching within browsers then you must use
cache-defeating code.
What is the PageID?
The first three code samples
require a PageID. This page ID is required to properly track which
banners a user has viewed in non-JavaScript browsers as well as some older
Netscape browsers.
Where does the PageID
go? All code generated by Ban Man Pro will already display the
proper syntax for the required PageID's. It will also insert a
random number for the PageID. You only need to replace this number
if you will be repeating the same code across multiple pages. You
simply vary the number from one page to the next by incrementing the
number. Keep in mind the number appears in several places within
each code snippet. The
easiest way to create a new random number is to click Refresh on your
browser while viewing a zone of interest. Ban Man Pro will
automatically regenerate the ad code with a new random number. Please
note that when the code is generated it already contains a random PageID.
You only need to alter it if placing the same zone code on multiple pages.
What form must he PageID take?
The PageID can be any random integer. Values can range from 1 up to
99999. Please keep in mind the numbers are completely arbitrary and
they simply need to vary from one page to the next.
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| Advanced
Java Script Code |
| This code is the most flexible
of the browser side codes that we offer. This
code also provides the best performance from a server standpoint in both
memory usage and the speed of delivery of ads. This code is capable of
serving up rich media ads. The browser type is determined using
JavaScript on the client side and then determines what type of ad to pull
based on the browser. Be careful when placing this code on your
pages as outlined here so that it appears
properly in Netscape 3. This code also defeats the cache all the
time when reloading a page, even MOST of the time when clicking back on your browser.
IE browsers may not reload a new image when clicking back. This code will
maximize the number of impressions served by your web site.
Here is a sampling of this code:
<!-- Begin Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT"><!--
var browName = navigator.appName;
var browVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
var ua=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var adcode='';
if (browName=='Netscape'){
if ((browVersion>=4)&&(ua.indexOf("mac")==-1))
{ document.write('<S'+'CRIPT src="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get&
Browser=NETSCAPE4">');
document.write('</'+'scr'+'ipt>');
document.write(adcode); }
else if (browVersion>=3)
{ document.write('<A HREF="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Click
&Mode=HTML" target="_new"><IMG SRC="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get&
Mode=HTML&fightcache=' + (new Date()).getTime() + '" width="468" height="60" border="0"></A>'); } }
if (browName=='Microsoft Internet Explorer')
{ document.write('<ifr'+'ame src="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get" width=468 height=60 Marginwidth=0 Marginheight=0 Hspace=0 Vspace=0 Frameborder=0 Scrolling=No></ifr'+'ame>'); }
// -->
</script>
<noscript>
<a href="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Click&
Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" target="_new">
<img src="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get&
Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" width="468" height="60" border="0"></a>
</noscript>
<!-- End Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
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| Non Cache
Defeating Code |
| Similar to the Advanced
JavaScript, this code can serve rich media ads. The drawback is this
code does not defeat the browser cache when clicking back on your
browser. This code is useful if you are dynamically
generating your pages and can tag on the random PageID number using code.
Please note that in this code the PageID appears in 4 places. This code is
also useful if you aren't concerned about browser
caching.
Here is a sample of this code:
<!-- Begin Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
<IFRAME SRC="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19
&Task=Get&PageID=73886" width=468 height=60 Marginwidth=0 Marginheight=0 Hspace=0 Vspace=0 Frameborder=0 Scrolling=No>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JAVASCRIPT1.1' SRC="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get&
Browser=NETSCAPE4&NoCache=True&PageID=73886"></SCRIPT>
<NOSCRIPT><a href="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Click
&Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" target="_new">
<img src="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get
&Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" width="468" height="60" border="0"></a>
</NOSCRIPT>
</IFRAME>
<!-- End Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
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| Simple HTML |
| The simple HTML code can only be
used for serving image ads. The benefits of this code are that it is
quite simple. You must make sure that you replace the PageID with a
unique number on each and every web page. This is required to ensure
that when a person clicks on the image they are taken to the correct URL.
This code does allow browsers to cache images
when clicking back on your browser. We do
not recommend using this simple code as it requires session variables in
order to keep track of which banners each visitor has viewed. Some
browsers also cache the links and may be taken to the wrong URL when
clicking an ad. We highly recommend the first two choices of code
over this one.
A sample of this code might look like:
<!-- Begin Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
<a href="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Click&
Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" target="_new">
<img src="http://bc01/banmanprosql/banman.asp?ZoneID=19&Task=Get&
Mode=HTML&PageID=73886" width="468" height="60" border="0"></a>
<!-- End Ban Man Pro Banner Code -->
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| Server Side
Include |
| This is probably the most
flexible of all the code because all pages are rendered on the server
before being sent back to the browser. The drawback of this code is
that you can only serve a web site URL at which Ban Man Pro has been
installed. Another drawback is that this only works from within ASP
pages. Lastly, another drawback can be
performance. The main Ban Man Pro script is 50KB in size and if
including that script on multiple pages the server performance can suffer
and the memory usage will increase quite a bit because of IIS caching.
If showing more than 1 zone on the same page we do not recommend this
code. If showing 4 zones on the same page, for example, your .ASP
script is increased to over 200KB in size.
The three types of code above can serve ads to any web page
whether or not it is on the same server.
A simple SSI statement
looks like:
<!--#include virtual="/banmanprosql/zones/banmanzone19.asp"--> |
| ASP
Function Call |
| This is similar to the SSI mode,
however, this allows you to include the main Ban Man Pro script (banmanfunc.asp)
just once and to call ads in many different ways. This is preferred
over the SSI call because you only include the 50KB main script once per
page. |
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Sponsorship Code [Version
4 and higher]
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|
Serves all campaigns in a zone and
rotates them up the page with each refresh. Change
CountImpressions to False if you do not want to count impressions.
Change Total=0 to the total number of banners to display. 0
will display all banners in the zone. For example, if you
have 8 banners in the zone and only want to display four at-a-time
then set Total=4.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JAVASCRIPT'
SRC="http://version4.banmanpro.com/sponsorship.asp?ZoneID=159
&CountImpressions=True&Total=0&SiteID=9"></SCRIPT>
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Non-IFRAME Java Code
[Version
4 and higher]
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|
Serves any type of banner including
rich media. This code uses a simple Javascript SRC call and
does not make use of the IFRAME.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JAVASCRIPT' SRC="http://version4.banmanpro.com/Banman.asp?ZoneID=159&Task=Get
&Browser=NETSCAPE4&PageID=24085&SiteID=9"></SCRIPT>
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