EXEC Server Side Includes (SSI) in Templates

Hi Forum,

Does anyone have any experience using SSI in templates, not to include a text
file, but to exec a CGI script? I am having some problems.

In my template, I can use Insert > Script Objects > Server-Side Includes and
this inserts a <!--#include> tag, and it will keep track of the file it needs
to link to, no matter where the page based on the template is stored (as with
other relative paths such as images or links etc).

But when I change this to an <!--#exec> tag, and point it at the CGI script,
it won't keep track of the file anymore, and leaves the path to the file the
same no matter where you are. I have tried using an absolute address, but this
doesn't work on the server. Anyone got any ideas?

<!--#exec cgi="../_sitemap/breadcrumb.cgi" -->

Sam

can you use a site root relative path?

<!--#exec cgi="/_sitemap/breadcrumb.cgi" -->

Note- on some hosts- when you use a site root relative path for exec or SSI,
you may have to include your Home directory path if you have a private login
folder. Or even use the path from server root to your site.
kind of like this:

<!--#exec cgi="/my_username/httpdocs/_sitemap/breadcrumb.cgi" -->
or
<!--#exec cgi="/home/users/m/my_username/httpdocs/_sitemap/breadcrumb.cgi"
-->

if you can use a path like that- dreamweaver won't have to manage the paths
inside the exec directive.

But when I change this to an <!--#exec> tag, and point it at the CGI script,
it won't keep track of the file anymore, and leaves the path to the file the
same no matter where you are. I have tried using an absolute address