https://www.webmaster-forums.net/crss/node/1000942 en https://www.webmaster-forums.net/serverside-scripting/new-programmer#comment-1003979 <p>Perl is definitely a good programming language to use for this task. It has exceptional string handling features, that will allow you to pull blocks of text from a text file effortlessly. Perl allows you to format a file to read from in a specific way, and then "redefine" what a "line" is, so that you can get a whole chunk of text (spanning several "conventional" lines) at once.</p> <p>Perl will help. Learn the basics of Perl before you go reading the specifics of CGI.</p> <p>------------------<br /> --<br /> MIDN 4/C PINYAN, NROTCURPI, US Naval Reserve</p> Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:43:00 +0000 japhy comment 1003979 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/serverside-scripting/new-programmer#comment-1003978 <p>Hiya-<br /> If you are thinking of learning CGI, check out the resources at <a href="http://www.cgi-resources.com" class="bb-url">http://www.cgi-resources.com</a> or <a href="http://www.cgi101.com." class="bb-url">http://www.cgi101.com.</a> </p> <p>------------------<br /> Casey Hansen<br /> <a href="http://www.caseynet.com" title="http://www.caseynet.com">http://www.caseynet.com</a><br /> "Computer geeks with attuitude"</p> Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:41:00 +0000 Y-2-Casey comment 1003978 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net