Jonathan
Wed Oct 22 18:05:08 CDT 2003
Make sure the directory has execute permissions. Also, the "%s" is normal
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"bbxrider" <bbxrider@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uVuimtGmDHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> both .pl and .plx were set up with defaults of get, head and post, by the
> activePerl installation, i guess
> do you know why they didn't default to 'all verbs'??
> am still suspicious of the %S surrounded buy quotes in the path
>
> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:#wriXcDmDHA.3320@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Did you set .pl to allow POST (the same dialog as you checked to see
where
> > it was mapped to)?
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> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
> >
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> > tutorial site :-)
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> > "bbxrider" <bbxrider@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:uzvIi7CmDHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > ok something new, i renamed my perl file to .plx and those files run
ok,
> > > direct or from the form, but since that works i would still like to
find
> > out
> > > why the .pl doesn't work.
> > > my application path string for the .pl is
> > > d:\perl\bin\perl.exe "%S" %S
> > > please note the quotes around the first %S, is that right??
> > >
> > > "bbxrider" <bbxrider@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eojfpnAmDHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > installed activePerl and can run '.pl' files directly from a virtual
> > > website
> > > > by invoking them directly with my browser but when i try to invoke
the
> > > same
> > > > .pl file from web page with form post, i.e,
> > > > <form method="post" action="perlFileName.pl" .......
> > > > i get a 'can't find' error message
> > > > the website works ok if i use .asp files with the form, it seems iis
> > just
> > > > doesn't know where to find the .pl
> > > > i can't find anywhere where i'm supposed to set that 'path' or
> whatever
> > > > anybody been thru this??
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