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Scope of Use

Purpose

  • This template creates a stand alone link for one database entry from the wiki


Directly Invoked By

  • Any article where database information can be referenced, and can be obtained from the database
  • There are various forms of this functionality in many of the trunk system infoboxes
  • This can also be used when documenting a MOTOTRBO conventional network system, where the database has this data in the trunked system area


Parameters

The parameters are numbered as shown below;

[http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?{{{1}}}id={{{2}}} {{{3|View the corresponding database page for this article.}}}]

  1. - Should either be a s (for the sid) or a (for the aid). This comes directly from the URL of the database entry
  2. - The SID or AID number. This also comes from the URL of the entry
  3. - Identifying text. The default text is shown after the number, and will display if nothing is assigned.


Examples

  • The horizontal lines below separate examples for clarity and do not appear when template is invoked.


{{DB|s|1111|This is an example}}

results in:

[http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=1111 This is an example]

which creates a link that says 'This is an example'


How to invoke this template


Just copy the id identifier and number from the URL for the database entry, and supply an English sounding name.

Result

Embassy Suites


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