opening cgi in a browser

Hi,

I have downloaded a search script (from:
http://www.focalmedia.net/fmsitesearchpro.html )

and altered the .cgi and .pm files in dw. I am now attempting to preview one
of these files which should now be functional, in my browser buit to no avail.
I have checked and re-checked the path to the server but it all seems fine

The reason I need to open the setup.cgi file in the browser is because it has
soemthing I need to fill in.

when I try to open the file it either opens up in dw automatically, opens
looking a right old mess in the browser or recommends the ms website - which
just tells me what cgi means and offers me a link to a fuller definition.

any ideas?

thanks as always, in anticipation.

Hi yea,
have you tried download it, then open note page and use note page to find
and open your chi script. to have dreamweaver open would give me a night
mare.

regards


twocan's





"tammacbam" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi,

I have downloaded a search script (from:
http://www.focalmedia.net/fmsitesearchpro.html )

and altered the .cgi and .pm files in dw. I am now attempting to preview
one
of these files which should now be functional, in my browser buit to no
avail.
I have checked and re-checked the path to the server but it all seems fine

The reason I need to open the setup.cgi file in the browser is because
it has
soemthing I need to fill in.

when I try to open the file it either opens up in dw automatically, opens
looking a right old mess in the browser or recommends the ms website -
which
just tells me what cgi means and offers me a link to a fuller definition.

any ideas?

thanks as always, in anticipation.

Hi,

thanks for your response.

I have been able to open it in dw, no problem in code view - i may have added
the extension .html to the file. I was able to alter the relevant settings and
then save it again as a .cgi file.

I have looked at it in notepad but still cannot get it to open in the browser
window as a proper document, unless I add the .html etenson to it, but even
then it will not open as a functioning page.

further ideas welcomed, thanks in anticipation.