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September 7th, 2000, 05:27 PM

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Is there any way I can create a shell script or a CGI script to parse a directory and append the proper HTML tags so that I can get a point and click directory listing on a web page?

And ultimately, is there a way I can use CGI (or something else) to launch a script or a program on the server from a web page?

Sorry if this is ambiguous, please post if it is, I will try my best to clarify.

Thank you.

Tim

September 7th, 2000, 07:01 PM

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September 7th, 2000, 07:37 PM

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Looking through those scripts, I'm sure I could find one that will help me out...

Question now is...how do I add them to my web page? I created a .pl file and stuck it in my cgi-bin directory...was this wrong?

My page keeps coming back with internal server errors...

Thanks,

Tim

September 8th, 2000, 02:49 AM

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>>how do I add them to my web page?

You don't. Pages should be generated from the script (dynamic pages).

>>stuck it in my cgi-bin directory...was this wrong?

No. You can place it anywhere you like.

>>My page keeps coming back with internal server errors

Just saying 500 error tells nothing, you need to give more details.

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