HTML(Meta)

Version Ref:  5.0 (not included in filePro Lite)

Syntax:

  HTML:ME:CO "Aprils Fools Day"

The :ME tag is used to convey meta-information about the document,

but can also be used to specify headers for the document.

 

HTML

Function

TAG

Tag

Code

Tag Value

Attr

Value

# of

Values

Meta

<META>

:ME

<none>

:HT

HTTP-EQUIV

1

 

 

 

 

:NA

Name

1

 

 

 

 

:CO

Content

1

 

Description:

You can use either :HT or :NA to name the meta-information, but :CO "Content" must be used in both cases. By using :HT, a server should use the name indicated as a header, with the specified content as its value.

 

Example:

 

HTML

:ME

:HT="Expires"

:CO="Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00 GMT

HTML

:ME

:HT="Keywords"

:CO="April, Fools"

HTML

:ME

:HT="Reply-to"

:CO="Test@fPtech.com (Ernie)"

 

The server will include the following response headers when the document is requested:

 

Expires: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:01 GMT

Keywords: April, Fools

Reply-to: test@fptech.com (Ernie)

 

Usage:

Common uses for META include:

 

META Name

Content

Description

 

 

 

"generator"

:CO="Some program"

This indicates the program used to generate

 

 

this document. It is often the name of the

 

 

HTML editor used.

 

 

 

"author"

:CO="Name"

This indicates the name of the author.

 

 

 

"keywords"

:CO="keyword"

Provides keywords for search engines such

 

 

as Infoseek or Alta Vista. These are added

 

 

to the keywords found in the document

 

 

itself. If you insert a keyword more than

 

 

seven times here, the tag will be ignored