SSI's n' CGI's

[Bi4Be]

Here's a quickie that I am going to need pretty soon.
Is it possible to call a SSI to execute another CGI within a CGI? Just put in the normal <!--#exec cgi=&quot;/cgi-bin/ad.pl&quot; --> ??? I tried that and it didn't work.

In other words, I am trying to replace those two banners at the top of my auction (IE: see http://www.bid4beanies.com/cgi-bin/tatu.cgi?A001 ) with an CGI ad script which uses SSI to execute it. Only thing is I have no idea how to execute a CGI within a CGI.

Thanks :D,
-Bi4Be

PS: I'm lovin' these new UBB modifications! Pretty nifty...

[Charles Capps]

I don't /think/ there is a way to execute SSIs within CGI - some say it can be done using some twisted conf files...[nbsp][nbsp]I have my doubts.[nbsp][nbsp];)
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[Justin]

If the cgi is outputting content directly (as in, the address bar shows the cgi instead of a generated html file like the UBB), you can put this in the cgi:

$banner = `/path/to/other.cgi`;
print $banner;

This assumes there isn't a variable called $banner already used in the first cgi - just change the name to something you know isn't used. This will cause the other.cgi to execute, and it's output goes in the variable $banner.

Not sure, but you might have to do this:

$banner = `perl /path/to/other.cgi`;

Either way, make sure you give the full path to the banner script.

You might end up with &quot;Content-type: text/html&quot; in with that, and I think it will print... can use regex to eliminate it:

$banner = `/path/to/other.cgi`;
$banner =~ s/Content-type: text\/html\n\n//sg;
print $banner;

Hope this helps:)
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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Bi4Be]

Wow! That worked unbeleivably well! Thanks bunches, Justin! :D

*Happy Happy Joy Joy! Happy Happy Joy Joy!* (Ok, now I'm being weird. But I guess thats I show my deep appreciation *grin*)

-Bi4Be

[penelope]

That hurt my brain.

Peace,
Penelope

[Justin]

Glad to be of assistance:)

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support