Re: Passing a parameter
From: Steve Easton (admin_at_95isalive.com)
Date: 09/30/04
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:35:32 -0400
Also, if your exe is a windows executable, it won't run on an Apache if the Apache is running UNIX.
-- Steve Easton Microsoft MVP FrontPage 95isalive This site is best viewed............ .......................with a computer "Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message news:u5P4uKxpEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > On an apache server the executable needs to be in the cgi-sys folder, > > <form action="/cgi-sys/MyEXE.exe?Begin"> > > or cgi-bin > > <form action="/cgi-bin/MyEXE.exe?Begin"> > > http:// is *not* used to call the file > > > -- > Steve Easton > Microsoft MVP FrontPage > 95isalive > This site is best viewed............ > .......................with a computer > > "Dale F." <DaleF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3DF02FFE-CEE6-4FFC-A4D2-E6491B8A8E28@microsoft.com... > > The server is an Apache server. Any idea how to configure this folder or > > server to recognize an HTML call to an executable? Or, do you know of a good > > web reference to explore this issue? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dale F. > > > > "Ronx" wrote: > > > > > The server must be set up to run executable files from the folder. Most are > > > set not to. > > > For a website hosted on IIS the folder must be marked as executable. > > > -- > > > Ron > > > > > > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread. > > > > > > > > > "Dale F." <DaleF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:89D3C0F9-7E57-404C-A2DA-4727244D06E4@microsoft.com... > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > My EXE is not the issue. It's my browser (IE 6) that doesn't understand. > > > > It brings up a security dialog asking if I want to save MyEXE. It should > > > > *OPEN* or *RUN* the execuatable, rather than prompt to save it. Any ideas > > > > why this is happening and how I can fix it? > > > > > > > > "Ronx" wrote: > > > > > > > >> The standard in HTML is to pass parameters in a querystring, as in: > > > >> > > > >> <form method="POST" > > > >> action="http://11.22.33.444/MyFolder/MyEXE.exe?Begin"> > > > >> > > > >> Your .exe would have to understand it. > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Ron > > > >> > > > >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "Dale F." <DaleF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > >> news:0A72005B-FE5C-4916-8216-4317F6EB18D3@microsoft.com... > > > >> > Here's a bit of HTML that attempts to call an executable and pass a > > > >> > parameter: > > > >> > > > > >> > <form method="POST" > > > >> > action="http://11.22.33.444/MyFolder/MyEXE.exe/Begin"> > > > >> > > > > >> > The executable is MyEXE.exe and the parameter is "Begin". > > > >> > Unfortunately > > > >> > my > > > >> > browser (IE 6) doesn't recognize this statement. It will find the EXE > > > >> > if > > > >> > the > > > >> > parameter is left off... but then the EXE doesn't work properly. > > > >> > > > > >> > Is there a better way to pass this parameter to the executable? (I > > > >> > don't > > > >> > think I can call a server-side script to call the EXE because the EXE > > > >> > returns > > > >> > an HTML response to whatever calls it.) > > > >> > > > > >> > Thanks, > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > Dale F. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
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