Hi
In your script you are missing two things
1. Semicolon after each statment.
2. Two new line charactors that should be
send after last header in this case Content-Type.
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> >contents of file: Start.pl:
> >
> >echo "Content-type: text/html";
> >echo "\n\n"; #########<---------- This will make ur script work...
> >echo "<html>";
> >echo "<head><title>Response from First CGI</title></head>";
> >echo "<body>This is the response from first CGI.</body>";
> >echo "</html>";
> >___________________________________
Vivo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Benjamin
> Wheeler
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 6:17 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: First time use problems.
>
>
> Your browser is downloading the script and running as if you had double
> clicked on it.
>
> Ben
>
> At 03:47 PM 2/8/01 -0800, Donald Dunn wrote:
> >I have never run a PERL script before, however I've got the
> >concept, but am lacking in execution.
> >
> >I have a Win 95 PC.
> >
> >Today I:
> >Installed IE 5.
> >Installed PWS.
> >Installed ActivePERL.
> >Installed Microsoft Windows Installer 1.1+
> >Installed DCOM.
> >installed MSVCRT
> >I then attempted to copy the DLL files to Windows/System
> >(however already there, and newer, so didn't replace.)
> >
> >In IE 5 I then run this start.HTM file:
> >
> >__________________________________
> ><HTML>
> ><head><titile>My first CGI (PERL)!</title></head>
> ><!--- This is my first GGI -------------->
> ><body><p><p>
> >
> ><A href="Start.pl">Execute CGI (PERL)</a><br>
> >
> ></body></HTML>
> >___________________________________
> >contents of file: Start.pl:
> >
> >echo "Content-type: text/html"
> >echo
> >echo "<html>"
> >echo "<head><title>Response from First CGI</title></head>"
> >echo "<body>This is the response from first CGI.</body>"
> >echo "</html>"
> >___________________________________
> >
> >An association between .pl to E:\PERL\BIN\PERL.EXE "%1" %*
> >exists.
> >
> >Upon execution I have a mysterious occurance. I see (barely)
> >two windows buzz by too quick to read. One appears to be a download
> >type box, then a DOS window. Then I'm left on original browser
> >screen.
> >
> >Where am I lacking in the connection to run the script?
> >
> >Don
> >
> >
> >
> >Don Dunn
> >Consultant to California State Lottery
> >(916) 322-5166 voice
> >(916) 322-6765 fax
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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