Calling Subroutines in CGI

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CJay posted this at 16:33 — 1st April 2004.

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i am working on a basic PERL CGI script and i am using a subroutine called "guestbook" using
&guestbook'
i can execute the subroutine.

but i was wondering how do i access the subroutine via the browser??

eBlush_Hector posted this at 02:24 — 3rd April 2004.

Joined: Jan 2004

To call the script, you can reference it by url:

.. .com/cgi-bin/yourscriptname.cgi

In the script you call your subroutine.

However, you can read about it in more detail at
http://www.cgi101.com/book/ch1/text.html

Let us know how it turns out!

Hector

CJay posted this at 22:15 — 4th April 2004.

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what im after actually is to be able to process a small part of my script for example if i type mysite.com/cgi-bin/scriptname.cgi?admin if displays a different thing compared to if i type mysite.com/cgi-bin/scriptname.cgi

eBlush_Hector posted this at 23:53 — 4th April 2004.

Joined: Jan 2004

You need a module like CGI.pm
Take a look at http://search.cpan.org/dist/CGI.pm/
It will allow you to do what you're after.

[This is covered in the link I first gave you!]