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scalp

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CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 21:28:00

I've tried

and

I'm using IIS, I've set all the permissions I can find to read - execute....it still thinks I want to download the file or says page cannot be displayed.

I just want the server to execute the thing.

I've tried, permissions on the server, folder, file....how can something so simple be so dificult?

Thanks....I need help ASAP...like yesterday.

Gil

Posts: 7533
From: North Carolina, USA
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RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:15:00

quote:
Originally posted by scalp:
I've tried
<form method="POST" action="../scripts/test.bat">
and
<form method="POST" action="../scripts/test.exe">

What are test.bat and test.exe ? Scripts? Written in what? Perl? PHP? ASP?

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Gil Harvey
The Host Factory
Resellers are our speciality
"Indecision may or may not be my problem"

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scalp

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RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:26:00

test.exe is a sample program I wrote in C/C++

Test.bat is just a .bat file that will copy test.exe to yes.exe

test.bat :
copy test.exe yes.exe

I'm just trying to resolve the permissions issue.

The final .EXE program I intend to use will be a C/C++ program that will create a .WAV file and enter the URL address in the users browser so the users browser will be directed to download the created .WAV file

I'm in panic mode...'cause I thought this was the simple part...spent most of my time developing the .EXE file and the whole project is toast without the user being able to execute a program on the server....this is my first project of this nature. But very C/C++ qualified.

Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Do you think we can fix this tonight?

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scalp Posts: 9 From: None Status: offline	RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:27:00 Can't I use a compiled program...or do I have to use a interpretive language like PERL? (in reply to scalp)


Gil Posts: 7533 From: North Carolina, USA Status: offline	RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:30:00 I've never seen a .exe or .bat file executed via a browser session. I'm sure you could use C++, but I'm not sure how to call it. It would be much simpler to use Perl - IMHO ------------------ Gil Harvey The Host Factory Resellers are our speciality "Indecision may or may not be my problem" (in reply to scalp)


scalp Posts: 9 From: None Status: offline	RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:32:00 Can I use a PERL script to execute or 'call' my program. If so how? (in reply to scalp)

Gil

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From: North Carolina, USA
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RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:42:00

quote:
Originally posted by scalp:
Can I use a PERL script to execute or 'call' my program.
If so how?

Never tried that - The nature of the WWW pretty much prohibits executables from being called through a HTTP protocol. You would be much better off using Perl, PHP or ASP to do it. Question though - Why not just link to a download page?

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Gil Harvey
The Host Factory
Resellers are our speciality
"Indecision may or may not be my problem"

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scalp

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RE: CGI-BIN - 8/9/2001 22:45:00

The .WAV file create by my program will be downloaded that way. But I need the POWER of C/C++ and the complexity is high that creates the .WAV file.

This is SPEACH RECOGNITION software and TEXT to SPEECH...I have to have my program in C/C++.

I just want user to be able to execute my program.....

Thanks for your input.

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Vince from Spain

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From: Madrid Spain
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RE: CGI-BIN - 8/14/2001 14:50:00

Just a thought here. I had real problems one time trying to access an executable that controlled the login to my hosts control panel. Like you, ever time I opened the page it tried to download the executable instead of executing it. The reason turned out to be that I had Netscape Smartdownload installed, and this was interfering. Uninstalled it and never had the problem again.

Vince

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Internet Business Solutions S.L.(Spain)

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