Re: Exec cgi command not working

["Bradley V. Stone" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, change it to use include virtual instead of exec CGI.  that manual is
getting a little out of date.  I think I wrote it for the classic web server
IIRC.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Terry Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30 AM
> To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Exec cgi command not working
>
>
> Bradley,
> Yes, I am using Apache on V5R4.
>
> Actually this is part of your tutorial, Stone on CGIDEV2 and on
> page 9-13 it says:
>
> " Because this SSI requires dynamic information (in this case,
> the customer's name), a CGI program is required, which is why
> this HTML file is a template file. To embed this constant header
> in displays, use the following SSI in your other web pages:
> <!--#exec cgi="/cgidev2/header"-->".
>
> Are you saying that I can now use include virtual instead?
>
> Here is what I am trying to accomplish. I have a program that
> writes information to a file. I have 12 divisions that will use
> this program. I need to change the *LIBL depending on the
> division so that the information is written to the correct file
> for that division.
>
> In researching this problem, everything I have read says I need
> to;  hard code the library name, use the QIBM_CGI_LIBRARY_LIST
> environment variable or use the exec cgi command to call a
> program to set the *libl.
> I don't think the first two will work, so that leaves the third.
> I thought that if I could get it working in your tutorial, I
> could then use the same logic to set the *libl for my program.
> But then, like I say, I am very new to CGIDEV2 so if you or
> anyone else has any other ideas of how to make this work I would
> love to hear them.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Terry Anderson
> Programming Manager
> Citation Corporation
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>
> > > Terry,
> > >
> > > I assume you're using Apache
<http://archive.midrange.com/web400/200711/msg00029.html>  on a fairly
recent version of the Os. If so, I
> > stopped using Exec directives for CGI a while ago and use include virtual
> > for all of them now. Try that and see if it helps.
> >
> > Bradley V. Stone
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