PERL exec or system commands

Any exec has to return a correct header and the dat you want to show to stdout.
So provide a correct header for that type (html or real audia) and 'cat' the file you want to execute to it, e.g. `cat sample.html`.

I'm not sure I understand your problem. BUT as the other answer states you should fill in a correct header:

The script called from the webserver must be a CGI script. Which means that it should return the string:

"Content-type: text/html" (followed by two newlines)

So if you want to return HTML from your script it should look like this:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
system("ls>mydir");
open(FIN, "mydir")
while () {
print $_;
}
close(FIN);

So in order to call something else than an ascii text (HTML), you should provide the HTTP server with a header identifying what you a sending back.

If you can provide me with more data I might be able to help you out. I don't fully understand whatyou mean by calling. You can call executables, but results will always be either binary or ascii.

I hope this helps you on your way, please remember to be carefull when using system calls on your CGI script, if somebody 'tweaks' your scripts theymight be able to do damage to your system.

Hi Kelly here we go again!

Two scripts. First script lists file, second script 'streams'...

Script 1:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

print "Content-type: text/html \n\n";
print qq[Irish Boy\n];

exit(0);

Script 2:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use CGI qw(param);

my $mpeg = param('mpeg');

if ($mpeg) {
print STDERR "fetching mpeg file: $mpeg\n";
if (-e $mpeg) {
my $size = -s $mpeg;
open(FIN, "<$mpeg") or die "arg! cannot open file $!\n";
print "Content-Length: $size\nContent-Type: audio/mpeg\n\n";
while () {
print;
}
close(FIN);
}
} else {
print "Content-type: text/html\n\nAhhhh sweet silence...(damn error)";
}
exit(0);

Contact me for explanations and clarifications at jonasbn@wanadoo.dk

Jonas

If you need something that someone could click on a link on a web page which will start the program you have and have that program call, start or begin a real audio file/html page...

my suggestion is you put full path your cgi program path in hyperlink reference like this:

your_text_to_display

or you can make your cgi program executable when a page is load...

you need just to add following code to your html page...

but you need to rename your .html file to .shtml and your need to install SSI if you don't have it in your server...