.cgi script example

I wish to submit data to web. I think cgi script needs for this purpose.
How can I get example of cgi script?

Hi,
thanks for ur reply...to b clear,i have written a perl program for TGDH algorithm..i.e.,whenever a new user joins the dynamic group,a node 'll b created for that user in a tree structure..user entry applet is written in java..only the tree formation program i have written in perl..i need to send the user entry details to be sent to the perl program and the result to b returned to the applet..can any one tell me the format with a simple eg r kindly tell me any reference where i could know abt tat...

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Labview 6.1
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Internet Explorer 6.0
Happy New Year to all!!!

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This page has four groups of examples and within each group there are several examples. All of the examples I clicked on redirected my browser. Is this what you see?
Was the message to save or open from the browser or from LabVIEW? If it was from LabVIEW, then you might consider mass compiling the VIs on your computer. You can do this
by opening LabVIEW >> tools >> advanced >> mass compile.
You might also try a reinstall of the Internet Toolkit. The examples may have been corrupted.
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This.submitForm() -- problem with my cgi script

Thanks to George Johnson for an earlier answer to a related issue with this.submitForm.
I am trying to use this.submitForm as per Example 1 on p. 348 of "JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference" document.
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this.submitForm ("./cgi-bin/myscript.cgi");
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Server error! The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or
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hi all,
are servlets like cgi scripts?
or
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:)

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Heres a working example:
<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
function saveCurrentField(field){
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function focusLastField(){
    var lastField = "${param.currentField}";
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</script>
</head>
<body onload="focusLastField()">
<h1>Testing jsp to focus a field on load of the page</h1>
<form>
<table>
<tr><td>Name:</td><td><input type="text" name="name" value="${param.name}" onchange="saveCurrentField(this); this.form.submit();"></td></tr>
<tr><td>email:</td><td> <input type="text" name="email" value="${param.email}" onchange="saveCurrentField(this); this.form.submit();"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Age:</td><td>
<select name="age" onchange="saveCurrentField(this); this.form.submit();">
    <option> 0-20
    <option> 21-40
    <option> 41-60
    <option> 60+
</select>
</td></tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="currentField">
</form>
</body>
</html>I wrote it using EL expressions.
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Cheers,
evnafets

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the url for the form I tried to configure is
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ou can use PHP on this hosting?
I'd suggest using the phpformmail script.
here's my stock cut 'n paste on what to set to what, and why
1)go to
http://http://developerkarma.com/projects
-->phpformmail
download it.
extract the ZIP file.
More detailed instructions are in the docs folder. These
shortcut
instructions are for version 1.07 of the phpformmail script.
2) open formmail.php in dreamweaver
Make the following changes (in code view, turn line numbers
on)
2a)
line 4,
define('CHECK_REFERER', true);
change to:
define('CHECK_REFERER', false);
reason: too many people use a firewall or Norton security to
restrict this.
2b)
Line 43
$referers = array('www.example.com', 'example.com');
change to the domain name of your web site.
reason: this probably isn't needed since we just turned the
referrer
checking off. but change it anyway.
2c) *this is to hard-code the recipient address into
the php
file, where it is totally invisible *
Line 46
$recipient_array = array();
change to:
$recipient_array = array('me' =>
'[email protected]');
**of course, replace [email protected] with
the email address
you want to receive the form data. Also note the single quote
marks.
reason: this sets the email address the form results will be
sent to.
You can also make a list of possible recipient alias values-
see the readme
in the docs folder.
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Go to line 41
Change:
define('FROM', null);
to:
define('FROM', 'Example Name <[email protected]>');
substituting your name and email address.
3) now do a File-->Save As and save this file to within
this Local Site
folder. save it as anythingyouwant.php
4) in dw's File Panel, find anythingyouwant.php and upload it
to the remote
site.
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5a)click the mouse into the form area, and select the
<form> tag on the
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of the <form>
tag. In the Property Inspector, to the right of the ACTION
line, click the
folder icon and browse to and select the anythingyouwant.php
file
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menu-->Insert-->Form
Objects-->Hidden Field
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<input name="recipient" type="hidden" id="recipient"
value="me">
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as the email
address to send the form to.
5c: Do you have a form field to collect the user's email
address?
If yes, if this field is named exactly "email" then the
script will use the
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6) Save and upload the form page.
Try the form from the website.
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Name: redirect
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a "thank you,
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dynamic page-
upload the .css file that it uses.
2- If you have a field in the form to collect the visitor's
email address,
IF you name this field in the form exactly
email then the visitor's
email address will be the Reply To address in the outgoing
email.
There are 30 or so other optional form fields to control the
form- see the
readme in the docs folder. One of those optional control
fields is
verification.
Alan
Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

CGI scripts written in Applescript

A few questions:
1. Can I write CGI scripts in Applescript?
2. If yes ... how?
3. How can I test this on my mac?
Thank you in advance for your help and insight

>1. Can I write CGI scripts in Applescript?
Not directly. Apache can't send AppleEvents, so you need an intermediary.
ACGI Dispatcher was the original solution. I don't know if it still works.
>2. If yes ... how?
The above software includes several example scripts.
>3. How can I test this on my mac?
In the same way you would on your production server - install it and hit it with your web browser...

Calling a cgi script URL in a jsp

          I have a requirement of calling a cgi script URL from a jsp.
          I wish to do the following:
          1. take the parameters from the jsp page,
          2. populate the parameters in the cgi script url,
          3. get results in a java structure
          4. and then paint the gui based on the results.
          Can anyone help me on whether calling a cgi script as above is doable in java?
          An early response would be highly appreciated.
          thanks in advance
          Prashant Gupta


Prashant,
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          Prashant wrote:
          > I have a requirement of calling a cgi script URL from a jsp.
          > I wish to do the following:
          > 1. take the parameters from the jsp page,
          > 2. populate the parameters in the cgi script url,
          > 3. get results in a java structure
          > 4. and then paint the gui based on the results.
          >
          > Can anyone help me on whether calling a cgi script as above is doable in java?
          > An early response would be highly appreciated.
          > thanks in advance
          > Prashant Gupta

How can i call a CGI script from java?

The subject pretty much says it all. I want to call a perl cgi script so i can read from/write to files on a server. I don't know how to sign applets and this would be the easiest way for me, if someone could please tell me.

Let me get this clear. Basically what u want to do is to just call a URL, right?
U can do it by using the following code:
import java.applet.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
public class testhttp
public static void main(String[] args)
try
URL url = new URL ("http://../testcgi.cfm");
HttpURLConnection cxn =
(HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
cxn.setRequestMethod("POST");
cxn.setUseCaches(false);
cxn.setDoOutput(true);
cxn.setDoInput(true);
ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new
ByteArrayOutputStream(400);
PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter (bytes,true);
writer.print("application=map&release=1&items=prog1");
writer.flush();
cxn.setRequestProperty("Content-
Length",String.valueOf(bytes.size()));
cxn.setRequestProperty("Content-
Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
bytes.writeTo(cxn.getOutputStream());
System.out.println(bytes);
String currentLine;
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader (new
InputStreamReader(cxn.getInputStream(),"8859_1"));
while((currentLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(currentLine); }
catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
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The method I've used is the same as the one described in the tutorial on this site, ie. create an URL object, open an URLConnection, get output stream from URLConnection, write data to output stream.
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Thnx a bunch.
/Henrik

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