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Re: [ECS] PERL Problem Ingo Pakleppa Thu, 02 Mar 2000 06:22:24 -0800

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This problem could originate from both the client and the server.

The server must be configured to send the correct mime-type (I don't know 
it, but it might be text/perl or something like that). In most servers, you 
would actually associate the extension .pl with the mime-type. I believe 
PWS uses the mime-type that you enter in Explorer's file associations.

And the browser must be configured to run Active Perl as a helper 
application when this mime type is received.

Ingo

At 08:20 AM 3/2/00 -0500, Scott Reston wrote:
>it looks like PWS doesn't understand the difference between something it 
>should simply download to the browser and something it should execute. haven't
>had any experience with PWS, so i'm not sure what you have to do to 
>configure it to execute the script...
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>btw, apache (www.apache.org) is small, quick and free...
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>scott reston
>ih8gates@concentric.net
>http://www.indelible-blue.com/meetib/scott/
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>On Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:17:49 -0500, Kevin Keast wrote:
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> >I am using Microsofts PWS right now and type in the URL:
> >http://computername/cgi-bin/hello.pl
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> >The computer brings up the dialog box trying to ask if I want to open this
> >or save to disk?
> >
> >The file alone works fine under a dos prompt.  I only installed Active PERL.
> >Is there something I am missing?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.

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