Kevin Viel wrote: > Greetings, > > I have written small scripts that I would like to distribute to some > members of our labs. As some of these people are not computer savy and > training emphasis would likely be on technical skills, I do not think > the concept of the command prompt (in Windows) would be very welcomed. > > Is there a way to create a program which they might open (double > click) and have a form to enter the required data? > > Second, is there a way to keep my code private, like providing only > the compiled program? This is actually the more important question, at > the moment, because the first seems lengthy to implement and I do not > want them opening my script and altering (on accident). > > Thanks, > > Kevin > > PS Yes, I realize that I should hire an experienced programmer, but I > have no budget at this point in my career.
It sounds like a Perl CGI program would fit the bill perfectly. HTML forms are simple to generate and the browser does all the work of making them look nice, plus the contents of the CGI program are hidden from the user and only its output is visible. HTH, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
