Running a perl script from an ASP page to include QUERY_STRING

[benwylie]

I am running IIS 6.0 on Windows 2003.

I would like to be able to run a perl script from a web page and
include the output.
I have tried doing it with an ssi:
<form action='docsearch.shtml' method='get'>
<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/docsearch.pl-->
</form>

This correctly ran the script, but it was unable to include the
QUERY_STRING from the parent URL into the included perl script, and
there seems no work around to enable me to do that on IIS 6.0,
therefore on this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.inetserver.iis/browse_thread/thread/76ae0d85395a3d72
I was recommended: "to a simple ASP page which will easily do exactly
what you want because it actually has the functionality you want, by
intention, and is supported."

That is now what I am attempting to do. I found this page:
http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/support/faq_ssi.html
which recommends using this to run the script:
<%
Dim WshShell, env
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set env = WshShell.Environment("Process")
env.Item("REQUEST_METHOD") = "GET"
env.Item("QUERY_STRING") = Request.QueryString
set oExec = WshShell.Exec(Server.MapPath("search.cgi"))
oExec.StdOut.ReadLine() ' skip the HTTP header line
Response.Write(oExec.StdOut.ReadAll())
%>
However, when I do this, I get an error message:
WshShell.Exec error '800700c1'
docsearch.pl is not a valid Win32 application.

How can I run a perl script file, ensuring that it receives the
QUERY_STRING from the parent URL and include the output in my asp file?

Thanks
Ben

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

You will have to grab the query string and call the perl script. The other
option is to call the perl script directly and have it re-direct to the
page. Which option you choose depends on your unique application needs and
the amount of interaction with the page.

 

[benwylie]

You will have to grab the query string and call the perl script.

Can you give me some pointers on how I can "call the perl script" or
where I can find out how to do that?

On this page:
http://www.codecomments.com/message819530.html
It seems to suggest doing this:
my $returnValues = `perl somescript.pl`;
but that doesn't seem to work for me.

Any pointers as to how I can do what you have said would be helpful.
Thanks
Ben

 

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

I am running IIS 6.0 on Windows 2003.

I would like to be able to run a perl script from a web page and
include the output.
I have tried doing it with an ssi:
<form action='docsearch.shtml' method='get'>
<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/docsearch.pl-->
</form>

This correctly ran the script, but it was unable to include the
QUERY_STRING from the parent URL into the included perl script, and
there seems no work around to enable me to do that on IIS 6.0,
therefore on this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.inetserver.iis/browse_thread/thread/76ae0d85395a3d72
I was recommended: "to a simple ASP page which will easily do exactly
what you want because it actually has the functionality you want, by
intention, and is supported."

I believe you have misinterpreted this advice. I think David was
suggesting you create an ASP page written with perl to do what you need.
See:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...html/5f91042d-8ddb-4e0f-a4c6-e1a95b344a60.asp

I've never used perl so I will probably not be able to offer further
assistance.

 

[Ralf Stolzenberg]

Hi Ben!


I had the same problems a few weeks before.
ASP doesn't support most of the SSI commands, AFAIL only the "include"
command.

IU solved my problem using the hints on the article "How do I read the
contents of a remote web page?"
from
http://classicasp.aspfaq.com/general/how-do-i-read-the-contents-of-a-remote-web-page.html .
Eventually you have to install the "MSXML and XML Core Services" described
in the article.

After installation I had only add a few lines like:

<%
url =
"http://<myhosturl>/cgi-bin/counter/Counter.pl?Silent=1&CntName=<myCountername>"
set xmlhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlhttp.open "GET", url, false
xmlhttp.send ""
Response.Write xmlhttp.responseText
set xmlhttp = nothing
%>

to include a perl based counter called from the asp page including the given
GET params.

HTH,

Ralf