Forms in Dreamweaver - Where's the CGI?

I can build a form in Dreamweaver to collect information that
I want users to submit to a database or text file on the server.
In order for this form to work I must specify an ACTION which
is the CGI script on the server. The server (Linix) has some
scripts pre-installed in the CGI-BIN but it seems to me that I need
a script that will match my form.
Do I need to learn to write CGI scripts or is there an
automated process that builds the script based on the form?

> Do I need to learn to write CGI scripts or is there an
automated process
> that
> builds the script based on the form?
A form sends data back to the server. Something on the server
has to process
this data and do something with it. It can be a CGI script or
other server
side code (ASP, PHP, CF, etc.)
If your web host already has a CGI script for you to use, you
should be able
to get instructions from them on how to use it with your form
that you
created.
-Darrel

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