Thu, 20 May 1999 00:42:00 +0000

this would print your variable in the browser window.....
cu
patrick

Dass — Wed, 19 May 1999 23:58:00 +0000

To print to a file that is already open, do you have do go
print FILENAME $variable;
or can you just go
print $variable;

Mon, 17 May 1999 22:25:00 +0000

on a unix-based system, a script needs to have permissions, e.g. to be executed when you want to run it from your browser, or to write new files..... and so on.
i recommend the tutorial at cgi101.com
there you'll find everything you need for your first script and how to make them run on the server...
if you learn this basic-knowledge about using cgi and perl, you won't have that much problems in the future

Dass — Mon, 17 May 1999 21:30:00 +0000

uhhh..Whats chmod heh?

John Pollock — Mon, 17 May 1999 20:01:00 +0000

Dass:

This URL should help you out. It explains the writing and appending of files:

http://www.extropia.com/faq/perl_faq.html#write

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John Pollock
http://www.pageresource.com

Mon, 17 May 1999 20:00:00 +0000

to overwrite:
open(FILE,">variables.txt" ) ;
to append:
open(FILE,">>variables.txt" ) ;

to the top of the file doesn't work, you have to read the whole data, push your input into it, and write it back.
don't forget to chmod!!!
and before you ask:
to write to an opened file:
print FILE
"blah blah.........

cu
patrick