I think the easyest is Apache server and perl. Since you are using IE I bet you'r ein windows.
www.activestate.com for Perl www.apache.org for apache (there is a windows version) Then you run http://localhost/cgi-bin/script.pl and voilą. That how I do all my scripts on my laptop (no internet connection) Etienne > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Clive Lansink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Using CGI locally > > > > > > I know that when I call up a local HTML file from within > > Internet Explorer it works and renders the HTML correctly. > > Now is there a way to directly call Perl from within IE to > > create active HTML which is then rendered by IE or can this > > only be done with a web server of some sort. There must be a > > way to specify a URL which can cause Perl to generate HTML on > > the fly for IE to render. I simply want to do this locally > > so is there a way to do this? I feel sure this should be possible. > > -- Etienne Marcotte Specifications Management - Quality Control Imperial Tobacco Ltd. - Montreal (Qc) Canada 514.932.6161 x.4001 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
