What type of server does your ISP use? If it is not a mac then you do not
want to save it as a cgi script from the MacPerl menu... If it is windows or
unix you will need to save it as a plain text file.
What is the script you are trying to use and what errors do you receive?
I am also cross posting this to the WebCGI list as that is probably the best
place for this type of question.
adam
> I am brand new in trying to learn perl. I have downloaded MacPerl. I am
> currently doing an online class trying to learn perl basics. The problem
> I'm having is that the information I create doesn't seem to be working for
> me. The examples used in this online course are *supposed* to work. I have
> used bbedit to create text files to put into my cgi-bin. I have also used
> MacPerl & "save as" cgi script. I have double-checked my shebang line &
> verified it to be correct with the ISP. I have double checked permissions
> after I FTP. I am at a loss.
>
> The first script I uploaded, which wasn't working at the time I uploaded
> it...I sent an email to support at my hosting site. The guy said he put it
> through pico & that it worked fine. Now I'm confused. Since I know that it
> worked for him when he put it through pico...am I supposed to do that each
> time too? I was assuming that I could use macperl (or bbedit?) to write
> perl code & upload it to my cgi-bin & it should work. My hosting site
> *supposedly* doesn't support troubleshooting for perl (even though they
> helped last time). I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas of what I'm
> doing wrong...or what I'm overlooking. I'm getting quite frustrated when I
> get server errors when I'm trying out a script. <sigh>
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated!
>
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