The show.cgi script is most useful for a framed installation of Discus or Discus Professional, as it permits you to bring up your board's frame set with the desired message page displayed in the correct frame. The script can be used in all installations, framed or frameless, to bring the visitor to the desired message page.

This script, when the user calls it at http://your.server.com/discus/cgi/show.cgi?5/5, accesses the template/ui/uimain.tmpl file for framesetting information (in Discus 3.10 and before, it accesses the existing "board.html" file). Instead of pointing the right frame to the "board-topics.html" file (which is the top of your board), it points the script to the topic/page file that you specify on the command line (5/5 in this case).

Note that you can determine the appropriate topic/page combination by navigating to the page that you wish to use. Click on "Document Info," "Page Info," or your browser's equivalent command (usually available from the "View" menu of your browser). You should see the topic and page numbers for the right frame that you are viewing.