Adam,
The scripts need to be run from a server that supports Perl and Perl
scripts; usually this is Apache and Perl or Microsoft Internet Information
Server and Perl.
If you are interested in running a Web server and Perl on your own computer
I would suggest you read-up on Apache for Win32 at http://www.apache.org.
Glenn Tillema [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
PO Box 1101, MS 508
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1101
Learn about ADC - The Broadband Company - www.adc.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Running CGI's locally
>
>
> I am trying to create a simple form in HTML for tech support
> requests for the county I work for. I just started even
> looking at Perl a few days ago, so a lot of this is
> confusing. In HTML, I have problems sending forms because my
> office uses Groupwise, which is not receiving data from the
> mailto action. I thought CGI's would be more efficient and
> more versatile, so I started reading up on them. I found
> some public domain Perl files to try, but whenever I try to
> load them in my browsers (IE5.5 and Netscape4.7) the browser
> will not execute the script, and instead tries to download it
> as file or display the script as plain text. I am running NT4.0.
>
