Web Development

31-Mar-02 2:10

I know, I know this is not a place to ask about CGI.. but maybe someone can clarify to poor Microsoft's technologies programmer.... what is that? Smile | :)

Are there many types of CGI? Perl, PHP, whatever? I just got some web space on Linux machine with CGI support, and have no idea what to do with it Big Grin | :-D

I went to sites with free CGI scripts and uploaded some (they said it is Perl, but the file extention is PHP), but it is not working, just displaying me all source of the file Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

So what sgould I do with this scripts?? Confused | :confused:

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31-Mar-02 10:54

Usually to use CGI scripts you need to upload them into a folder designated by your ISP, usually something like : /cgi-bin/, you may also need to check that the scripts have executable rights ( based on server type at the ISP end of things ).

The type of scripts you refer to are basically just different languages ( like ASP or JSP ). The script could also just be an executable file written in c++, VB or whatever ( check the server type before trying to run these though ).

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Philip Patrick31-Mar-02 11:13

31-Mar-02 11:13

Oh, thanx... well, I played some, and I should say.... it is sucks, lol. Old CGI scripts on Perl are only supported, without any database.... I really have nothing to do with it Smile | :)

Need at least a database to do something.

I downloaded some scripts and installed them. Imaging a message board without a database, lol. All things stored in text files, which are parsed in script, uh uh uh. Along with passwords for editing messages, LMAO.

Well, one more time the statement "Free cheese could be only in a mousetrap" confirmed, lol

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alex.barylski31-Mar-02 23:30

alex.barylski

31-Mar-02 23:30

plain jane text files are fine in some circumstances.

Storing user's preferences I think would be acceptable.

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Using the Calendar ActiveX control in an HTMl form

Nick Parker1-Apr-02 2:57

Nick Parker

1-Apr-02 2:57

CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface, here is a link to explain in more detail what you might be looking for.

http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/

Nick Parker

Nish Nishant30-Mar-02 22:48

Nish Nishant

30-Mar-02 22:48

Hello all,

I am trying to put a calendar control in an html page and then allow the user to select a date and then when he submits the form I want to pass the selected date to my ASP script.

I inserted the control using Visual Studiu 7 and it gave me this code :-

<OBJECT name="Calendar1" id="Calendar1" classid="clsid:8E27C92B-1264-101C-8A2F-040224009C02" >
<PARAM NAME="_Version" VALUE="524288">
<PARAM NAME="_ExtentX" VALUE="7620">
<PARAM NAME="_ExtentY" VALUE="5080">
<PARAM NAME="_StockProps" VALUE="1">
<PARAM NAME="BackColor" VALUE="-2147483633">
<PARAM NAME="Year" VALUE="2002">
<PARAM NAME="Month" VALUE="3">
<PARAM NAME="Day" VALUE="31">
<PARAM NAME="DayLength" VALUE="1">
<PARAM NAME="MonthLength" VALUE="1">
<PARAM NAME="DayFontColor" VALUE="0">
<PARAM NAME="FirstDay" VALUE="7">
<PARAM NAME="GridCellEffect" VALUE="1">
<PARAM NAME="GridFontColor" VALUE="10485760">
<PARAM NAME="GridLinesColor" VALUE="-2147483632">
<PARAM NAME="ShowDateSelectors" VALUE="-1">
<PARAM NAME="ShowDays" VALUE="-1">
<PARAM NAME="ShowHorizontalGrid" VALUE="-1">
<PARAM NAME="ShowTitle" VALUE="-1">
<PARAM NAME="ShowVerticalGrid" VALUE="-1">
<PARAM NAME="TitleFontColor" VALUE="10485760">
<PARAM NAME="ValueIsNull" VALUE="0">
</OBJECT>

Now how do I pass it to my ASP.
I tried get and post and nothing works Frown | :-(

I tried this from a button's javascript handler and it gave me errors. The error was "Invalid Callee" :-

<script language="javascript">
function abc()
{
alert(Calendar1.Year);
}
</script>

Can someone give me some pointers please?

Cry | :((

Nish

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Re: Using the Calendar ActiveX control in an HTMl form

Wanderley M1-Apr-02 10:31

Wanderley M

1-Apr-02 10:31

Nish,

I don't know if I got this right, but insert this after </object>:

<script language="vbscript">
Sub ShowYear()
  MsgBox Calendar1.Year
End Sub
</script>
<input type="button" onClick="ShowYear()" value="Show Year">

HTH

Wanderley

Bringing pics from database

Pradhip30-Mar-02 17:13

Pradhip

30-Mar-02 17:13

Hi folks..
I right now use a Microsoft Access Database and store some pics along with data in one table.Now if i ahve to pull up the entire thing on my client side including the picture what do i do..

1). Help needed in coding and existing examples using it could be nice..

2). Now database stores everything as a package and there is no info on the file.So do i have to relocate the picture files when i access them in the client side.I mean what exaclty should i care about regd the pic files when i
develop my application..

Thanks..
PraDS

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Re: Bringing pics from database

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 22:32

30-Mar-02 22:32

Here is one article about displaying images from DB. You can search and find more, but the idea shown there

http://www.stardeveloper.com/articles/040401-3.shtml

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Script Encoder

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 13:24

How Can I generate Web Form by Server Side Code

30-Mar-02 13:24

Have anyone used the Script Encoder? I didn't find any info which IIS supports it and other requirements. But looks like very useful thingy (for server-side scripts, not client-side).

So if someone knows what are requirements, please respond Smile | :)

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30-Mar-02 11:26

I am looking for a way to generate a Web Form From the Server Side Code. Actually, I have a database having a table of LAnguages. I may change the languages so I put them into DB. Now I want to make a Form based on the entries of those languages (resides in DB). I am surprised that how can I do that Confused | :confused:

Thanks in prior if you help me and thanks for those too who are not helping Smile | :)

Sameers

Help me!! .. with Access 2000 DB

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 9:08

Re: Help me!! .. with Access 2000 DB

30-Mar-02 9:08

I promise I will never play with Access again... Frown | :(

Well, I was bored and started playing with MS Access 2000, created a, came to Tools->Security->User-Level Security Wizard.... Don't laugh, lol.

It created an MDW file, then I did nothing else. I looked and told to myself that I don't need it, and deleted the MDW file. Then I tried to access the database from ASP with DSN. It didn't worked Frown | :(

Said "Unspecified Error" on the line where I'm openning connection.
I deleted the mdb file and brought it back from backup... Still same error. I deleted and created DSN, granted rights to Users group and imported all tables to a new database (like Microsoft says), restarted computer and kicked it twice (incluing monitor). But nothing helps Frown | :(

All other mdb files are working good, but this one... not

What to do?? Confused | :confused:

Please help me.......

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Gerald Schwab30-Mar-02 9:26

Gerald Schwab

30-Mar-02 9:26

Try exporting the data into a new MDB, or create a new MDB and import the data.

Re: Help me!! .. with Access 2000 DB

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 9:23

Re: Help me!! .. with Access 2000 DB

30-Mar-02 9:23

Did it too, this what Microsoft recommends, didn't worked Frown | :(

Oh and I found something interesting also, if I'm accessing the database using Jet4.0 connection string, it is ok, but not from DSN Frown | :(

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Gerald Schwab30-Mar-02 9:35

Gerald Schwab

30-Mar-02 9:35

Hmmm. I don't have any other ideas. Try this : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306518

Thank you :)

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 9:52

30-Mar-02 9:52

Oh well, thank you, the link helped Smile | :)

You can kill me, but the prob was very simple. It changed the permissions of the file, removing Internet Guest Account from any access rights and I have Win2000, so it is serious, lol. I didn't even thought it will do such awful action, lol

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PRE tag...

ISIS5530-Mar-02 4:44

ISIS55

30-Mar-02 4:44

I made a forum that displays messages within the PRE tag so the message structure would be displayed properly.
The only problem is that the message exceeds the table width because of it.

Is there any way to fix it?
Any alternative way that doesn't involve writing tedious functions?

Isaac Sasson,
Small time programmer - complainer at large.
Sonork ID 100.13704

Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 7:17

30-Mar-02 7:17

Hmm, why you need to use PRE tag at all? The message text will be displayed correctly in any case, just replace all Carriage returns with BR tag, that's all. For VBScript:

strMessage = Replace(strMessage, vbCrLf, "<BR>")

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Nish Nishant30-Mar-02 7:27

Nish Nishant

30-Mar-02 7:27

Philip Patrick wrote:
strMessage = Replace(strMessage, vbCrLf, "<BR>")

May not work if someone accesses the page using Unix/Linux. Because then we don't get a \r\n, just a \n which won't match the vbcrlf whoch is a \r\n. So maybe this can be done :-

strMessage = Replace(strMessage, vbCrLf, "<BR>")
strMessage = Replace(strMessage, chr(13), "<BR>")

Both lines are required. Cause otherwise in normal cases we'd have all the \rs remaining which means ugly black boxes

Nish

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Philip Patrick30-Mar-02 7:35

30-Mar-02 7:35

Uhmm, well, right, I always forget about Unix/Linux, lmao, actually I'd prefer not to see people with Linux, lol, hate them because they hate me because I like Windows Laugh | :laugh:

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