Have a look at the following info. orginally by Tim. Maybe it is what you
need.
http://www.codeconscious.com/rebol/rebol-net.html#UsingRebolCGIwithPersonalW
ebServer
Brett.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Harleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 11:24 AM
Subject: [REBOL] Re: Why does my html ACTION call merely display and not
execute my script?
> Thankyou Scott.
>
> You have at least pointed me in the right direction. It sounds like I
need
> some IIS support. I have the machine set up to recognize .r scripts, but
> unfortunately I am still getting the same problem. I followed the online
> IIS manual to setup the application extension mapping, but no luck so far.
> It is still something that had to be done so thanks a million.
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: GS Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 3:15 PM
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: Why does my html ACTION call merely display and not
> execute my script?
>
>
> > From: Michael Harleman
> > I need to make an html form ACTION call to a rebol script in order to
> > get the data entered on a form. The problem is that although I am using
> > scripts I took off rebol.com or rebol.org, and I have Windows 2000 IIS
> > setup with a virtual cgi-bin directory, and the form does call the
> > scripts, the call merely displays the text within the scripts even
> > recognizing tags and doesn't execute the scripts with rebol. Does
> > anyone have any suggestions as to why this is not working correctly.
> > According to the books REBOL for Dummies, REBOL User's Guide, and
> > independent HTML Documentation publications, the project is set up
> > correctly.
> > <snip>
> >
> > Hi, Mike,
> >
> > It sounds as though the server does not recognize that the script file
> > is an executable, instead of just another form of content. I am far
> > more familiar with Apache than IIS, but the principles are usually the
> > same. Double check the settings of IIS to "be sure" (apparently covered
> > on the third page of chapter 18 of Ralph's book). The server needs to
> > know that a script with the extension of .r is executed by REBOL (it
> > will also need the complete path to the rebol version that you are
> > using).
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > --Scott
> >
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