Re: can this be done with Perl?

From: Jim Keenan (no_spam_for_jkeen_at_verizon.net)
Date: 01/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:16:18 GMT

"TX Italian" <calabresejason@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2538529a.0401240739.20189e1d@posting.google.com...
> I have a batch file that is used to move files from several computers,
> onto a server. Since this batch file needs to be used by different
> locations, is there a way to generate a "form" of sorts, where the end
> user could type in the pc names at there site as well as the name of
> the server the files are to be copied to, and have it generate a batch
> file?

It seems to me that this would be a fairly straightforward use of Perl for
CGI. You would place a CGI script, written in Perl (and probably using Perl
extension CGI.pm), on a server. The script would generate an HTML form
which would have fields where end-users could enter file names. But if
there are only a few different places to which those files are being moved,
use radio buttons instead of text areas. When the end user clicks on
Submit, the script would execute the required moves.

There are a number of books on the topic of Perl and CGI that can guide you
through the process. There are Usenet newsgroups specifically devoted to
CGI, and there are mailing lists at learn.perl.org and nntp.perl.org that
are Perl/CGI-focused. Once you get a script together, those places will be
better for getting comments on your script.

Jim Keenan

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