thats pretty much the main part of the problem. Like I said, Im not afrain of the cgi. Its the fact that the server wont allow me access to the cgi bin at all..
anyone know a free server for a cgi-bin? --- John Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > ===== 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]
