Thanks DL, I will have to check with my dedicated server provider - maybe I already have what I need installed?
Thanks for all of this other information too. I am sure it will be even more appreciated by my programmer who will understand it much better than I. Best regards, Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: D. L. Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:36 PM > To: Apache ASP > Cc: 'Peter Jackson' > Subject: Re: Very Basic Newbie Questions > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin McDermott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:34 AM > Subject: Very Basic Newbie Questions > > > My programmer has asked me to confirm that we can run the following > > line (obviously in addition to other lines of code as well, > but this > > is the one he is most concerned with): > > > > Set objWinHttp = Server.CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5") > > In Apache::ASP, this would be written: > > my objWinHttp = $Server->CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5"); > > However, this is used to allow the use of ActiveX on Win32 > platforms. Since you will be on Linux, I'm not sure if there > is a package/module/whatever which will allow you to use > ActiveX objects on Linux. Perhaps someone on the list knows > of such a thing. Since switching to Perl/Apache::ASP, I have > never had a need for ActiveX. :) > > Reference: > http://www.apache-asp.org/objects.html > > > I have a dedicated Linux/Apache server through Interland/Dialtone. > > The server was just set up this past summer so I assume it > has fairly > > recent versions of Linux, Apache, Mod_Perl etc. > > > > What exactly does it take to install this Apache::ASP software onto > > that box? > > On my Linux box (Mandrake 9.1), I had Apache install as part > of the Linux installation. I installed Apache::ASP by using > the Linux RPM that came with the distribution. It was quite > simple, with no problems. However, I am not a server guru by > any means, and - if I am reading correctly - you want to > install it onto the server of a commercial website host. I > will defer that to others with more experience in such > matters. The website host I use already had Apache::ASP > installed as one of their features. In fact, it was the > swaying factor in my decision to choose them as a host. > > On a personal level, I can tell you this: Coming from a > Visual Basic/IIS/ASP background, I do believe you are doing a > Very Good Thing considering Perl and Apache::ASP as an > alternative. I would much rather program in Perl than VB, > and Apache::ASP ranks higher than sliced bread on my list. :) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
