>
> We are adding a bunch of new features to our web site. All new
> work is being
> done in embperl - all old work was done with mod-perl that had
> the html code
> embedded in it. Every page is dynamic, generating results based on user
> queries of our mysql database. The look and feel of the site also changes
> depending on the value of the $USER variable.
>
> The new code consists of a sandwich epl file that provides header
> and footer
> info, a border epl file that creates the left border that is context
> specific to the body content, and the body epl containing the
> user requested
> info. This is all driven off a perl module that accepts user
> input and does
> the required queries and sets up the variables for the epl code.
>
> We are running late (of course). While we had intended to convert all old
> scripts that generate the body to embperl, I wondered if there was a
> temporary solution that would allow the old perl modules to
> incorporate the
> header and border epl files - while still using its own embedded
> html coding
> to print the body of the page. One snag...we need user information to be
> passed from the content to header files, as the header design is
> specific to
> the user who is viewing the page.
>
> Any suggestions gratefully accepted.
>
You can call your Embperl footer and header with Execute from your old
mod_perl scripts.
Also you can pass parameters to your Embperl pages or access the Apache
request record with $req_rec (i.e. $req_rec -> connection -> user)
Gerald
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