jbv wrote: > When using the following script in a regular MC stack : > > open file myFile > write myVar to myFile > close file myFile > > MC overwrites an already existing file, or creates a new > file with that name on the HD. > > But when MC is used as CGI on Apache for instance, > no new file is created. The only way to achieve this, is > to place in the right directory a file of same name & type, > (and full access privilege : 777) and overwrite it with the script. > > For instance, I have a web page with a form allowing users to > upload jpg & gif files of their own. The cgi script parses these > files and is supposed to store them in a specific directory with > specific names. In order to achieve this, I need to put in advance > in that directory as many empty files as possible uploads, with > the right names. Then when a file is uploaded, the content will > overwrite the corresponding file. > > Could some CGI / Apache / Unix guru be kind enough to explain > why this is so ?
Hmmm... I could have sworn I had an MC-based CGI creating both text and stack files within a folder in my cgi-bin.... Could it be a permissions setting for the directory that's affecting this? -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge 2.2: Publish any database on any site ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com Tel: 323-225-3717 AIM: FourthWorldInc _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
