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Embedding CGI Script into HTML

Hi

Not sure if this is the right place, but here goes.

I want to put a cgi script into my HTML code. Is it possible to do this? I know you can put a page in a page, but can you put a script in a page?

Regards

Peter Thomas

TTom

If you are wanting to do this simply to illustrate the code, I don't see any problem. If the intent is to execute the code, I see many problems.

In the first place, you would be asking to execute the code at the client side. That would be a major security issue.

If you want code on the client side to initiate server side events/scripts, you may be able to do this with some sort of remote scripting, but that would still be code executing at the server.

What is it that you intend with your inserted code?

Tom

development

ASKER

Basically, I have a script which does a domain check, and returns the results.

ozo

So do you want to put the results in your page?

development

ASKER

for the page, so you can see what i am talking about, go to :

www.angelsolutions.net/cgi-bin/whois.cgi

development

ASKER

I have given up trying to embed it. Its been a long time (3 years) since I actually had to write the code myself, so bare with me. I want to open a window, with no navigation, and minimise and maximise blanked out, and i want to set the dimensions myself. How can I do this.

TTom

Part of what you wish to do is not very difficult. Using the JavaScript "window.open()" method, you can open a new window with minimal tools and whatever dimensions you wish.

However, you will not be able to remove the minimize and maximize buttons (so far as I know).

The syntax for the method is:

myWin = window.open("filename","windowname",options)

where options is a comma delimited list, enclosed in quotes. Options include toolbar, location, directories, status, menubar, scrollbars, resizable, width, height, top, and left.

HTH,

Tom

Mark Franz

Or, why don'e you just write some HTML code into the CGI?

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Mark Franz

Thats an answer??? While it is all good info and generaly basic knowledge, where does it solve the problem?

TTom

Well, the answer seems to be, "No, you can't do that". If development is happy with the explanation (and it's a pretty good one), and doesn't want to go any further looking for a solution...

Perhaps we could solve the problem by other means, but I can live with it.

Tom

development

ASKER

You can go on posting if you want. I basically gave up, and took the explanation, than a solution.