To whom it may concern:
I am the current UNB Assistant Web Manager (Jef). I am
currently designing a simple CGI script (in PERL) which acts
basically as an if statement between two unique searches. The
input form is a basic HTML form, which contains the word/name
field, a submit button, and two radio buttons. The radio buttons
determine which search is to be performed, either a Phone/Name
look up, or the HTDIG search.
The CGI file that deals with the input, reads in the data to
determine which radio button has been checked, and then performs
the search. It then enters a simple if statement, and calls upon the
desired search CGI file to perform the search.
I had no problems with the PH (phone/name) search as it was
written in Perl, and simply required a do function call.
Unfortunately, the HtDig searcher has been written in C++ (I
believe) and is encripted.
I am wondering if it is possible to have a perl program call upon
the htsearch.cgi file, sending it the input, and having it perform the
search. I'm sure this is possible, as Perl and C/C++ can be
embeded within each other. Unfortunately (again), I am very new to
Perl, and know only the "easy" part of C, and am unsure where I
can go for help, information, or examples. I am looking for ideas
and examples of how to take input read in Perl, send it to C++, and
have the C++ file finish the job.
Currently, my perl file inputs all the data into a CGI form, using
the CGI.pm library file. This was done to accomidate the Ph server,
but can a CGI form created by CGI.pm which stores all the values
of the input be somehow sent to the htsearch.cgi file???
Also, I know this could be done using Java Script, but, it is
desired that this task can be performed by ANY browser out there,
thus eliminating Java Script as a possibility.
Any help or information that you (the reader), or any others out
there can give me would be MOST appreciated. I'm having
difficulties figuring out where to start, let alone how to go about
doing this.
If you have any knowledge or information, please email me
back at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you for your time and energy. Any help would be great.
J.E.France
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