Re: How to make a simple applescript work as a CGI? seems > IMPOSSIBLE!
Re: How to make a simple applescript work as a CGI? seems > IMPOSSIBLE!
- Subject: Re: How to make a simple applescript work as a CGI? seems > IMPOSSIBLE!
- From: JJ <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:40:59 +0100
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I'm just trying to learn how to do this, and I'm beginning to think
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this is not actually possible.
Seems there was some problem with AS cgi's in version 1.6
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I have a very simple script that I save as "Test.acgi" , as a "Stay
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Open" ,"Never Show Startup Screen", classic applet. It is as follows:
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=====================================================================
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on handle CGI request myURL
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set mystring to "<html><head><body>" & dostuff(myURL) & ,
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"</body></head></html>"
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return mystring
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end handle CGI request
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on dostuff(astring)
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return "It REALLY worked!"
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end dostuff
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=====================================================================
A "acgi" is an asynchronous cgi (so, auto-quit if not working). Really you
applet is a simple cgi.
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I've saved that file and the following in the exact same folder, my
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"Documents:Webpages" folder.
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and then I have a very simple html page that looks like this:
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=====================================================================
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<html>
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<body>
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<form method="post" action="http://99.99.99.99/test.acgi"; > *
It should work with >> action="test.acgi"
because it's stored at the same level as your page
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<input type= text name="name" >
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<input type=submit>
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</body>
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</html>
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=====================================================================
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(* for 99.99.99.99 see below)
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and the idea is I can type in some text into the text box, click the
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Submit button, and a second page will pop up, saying nothing more
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than "It REALLY worked!" ...
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but... it DOESN'T!
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I went to the web sharing control panel, and I turned it ON,
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identifying "Documents:Webpages" as the folder to share, and
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Test.html as the homepage. Once I get an IP address, I replace the
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99.99.99.99 above with the number given to me. I've tried this with
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file sharing (read/write for everybody) or without (read only for
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everybody). no difference.
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I open up Opera 5.0, or Netscape 4.75, and type in
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http://99.99.99.99, and I see my goofy little page - wonderful.
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until I click the Submit button - I see the url pop into place:
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http://99.99.99.99/test.acgi , and then it just goes into
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neverneverland, finally coming back complaining
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"A CGI or internal server component could not complete the requested action."
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I've tried using "POST", and "GET", but nothing seems to result in
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any action at all.
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other details:
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mac b&w g3, os 9.1
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384 mb RAM
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apple script 1.6
Your code should work.
Many applescripters counsel downgrade to AS 1.5.5 or upgrade to 1.7
Bye!
JJ
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