You should start out by investigating the CGI.pm module for Perl. Does your web host allow Perl scripts and do they have the CGI.pm module available for use?
Once you've got some simple CGI scripts up and running it isn't too hard to do what you are after. You just need to use CGI.pm to display a form, then when that form is submitted, store the results. For some pointers, take a look at this site. http://www.devdaily.com/Dir/Perl/Articles_and_Tutorials/CGI/ HTH John -----Original Message----- From: Hockey List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 January 2002 15:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: your my last hope on this cgi programming question I posted this in a perl forum and was told you all might be able to help.. I was hoping you might point me in the right direction on a pretty simple problem. I have spent days just trying to see HOW to get this done, let alone doing it. This seems so damn simply but Im running into a brick wall. I dabble in Visual Basic, but I am by no means a 'programmer'. Im a hockey player and I have built a website for some friends of mine and I would like to be able to update some stats. If you have a moment, Please take a look at http://www.goaliebrotherhood.com and go to the members stats page. You see my friends and myslelf listed, along with our stats. Here is my question: How hard would it be to provide some input window so that this each of us could update our stats? Like I said, I dabble in VB and is seems pretty simple. But I dont know anything about CGI or Pearl... I am willing to learn, like I said, this doesnt sound like a mammoth udertaking to me. Its pretty simple. GP = Games played.. just goes up by 1 each update. W + L + T = GP W/L/T = Win, Loss, Or Tie... Probably a radio button and then each value goes up by one, depending on which button is selected. GA = Goals Allowed(not seen).. Total goals allowed in all games. the goals you let in.. Input box adds to the total each update. GAA = Goals Against Average.Total Goals Against divided by games played. Obviously, there would have to be some way to input which user you, are, a password enter field and a button to clear the stats at the start of a new season... Possibly a way to change your password, then I would need a way to add a new user.. I actually did get that part built. Check out the site. Pretty simple, right... WRONG.... First, I started looking for something remotely hosted that I could just hook up. It doesnt exist. while its really simple. its pretty specific to a small niche of people (hockey goalies) and I cant find anything that will do it. So I started learning cgi. how hard can it be to make something this simple? well, I started to get the jist of cgi and found out that my website host (freeservers.com) wont let me into the cgi-bin.. so now I not only need to learn cgi and program the damn thing.. but I need to find a place that will give me a bin, if that exists. Anyway. Thats my dilemma, If you know a good site that can teach me how to do this, I would really appreciate hearing about it. funny thing is, even after all this headache.. I still think this will be better than updating by hand, like I have been doing.. Thanks in advance. -Michael #39 http://www.goaliebrotherhood.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== The Goalie Brotherhood: http://www.goaliebrotherhood.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------Confidentiality--------------------------. This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorised use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
