Wow! I've been try for MONTHS to get REBOL running on PWS so that I can use REBOL scripts on the LAN. All to no avail. I read your message about Sambar, download Sambar, and have REBOL running NICELY on it five minutes. Thanks for the tip! Here's my tip to all. Chunk PWS and get a web server that actually works on Win95/9. --Ralph Roberts > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [REBOL] Testing CGI Locally Re: > > > Win95 'eh? ...been a while but here goes.....You must enable or > install some > form of web server. It can be PWS (way confusing and convoluted) or > something much easier like Sambar server. Sambar is free and a > very easy and > very good learning environment. http://sambar.com if you want it. > Inside of > 6 months you will pony up the fee for the full version (the exhorbitant > amount of $75 US, including unlimited tech support via actual sambar users > mailing list if you want to subscribe, and all new releases and updates). > Once you get it up and running (it will run fine using defaults after > install) ...Oop...almost forgot....go to microsoft.com and find > DCOM if you > haven't already....you won't get far without it... > > Still with me? To enable REBOL or PERL or a few other > things...you must put > them in your path....it's in the install instructions. Done by editing > Autoexec.? under win95....best way is rename existing one ie > autoexecOLD.bat > then edit and save as autoexec.bat so if things do not go well you can > revert to old one easily... > > You can learn a great deal using these forums. Please try to read the > readmes and instructions or manuals prior to asking for > assistance. You will > get a lot of good help when including an example of your efforts (even if > very terrible efforts), much more so than just asking howdoi?? > http://askjeeves.com can handle the howdoi's? as well or better > (and always > quicker) than these mailing forums. > > Be sure to add *.pl *.r etc to your config file if using > sambar...it's very > easy. BTW, I am not compensated for comments as to Sambar or > REBOL (am very > new to it myself). For an example of both however visit > http://doh-uh.dyndns.org . Email me off-list for an explanation of how you > can get a "pseudodomain" along those lines, also free of charge. > Lots of luck to you...I was where you are about a year or so ago....you'll > do fine. > > ay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:19 AM > Subject: [REBOL] Testing CGI Locally > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm new to Rebol and to Web development, and I've been playing > around with > a > > few CGI scripts while learning Rebol. I was wondering if there is a > simple > > way to test these scripts on my PC (running Win 95) before > uploading them > to > > our web server. Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Dan > > > > > > >
