how can I execute an html file from Perl

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Re: how can I execute an html file from Perl by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 27, 2017 at 13:25 UTC
HTML doesn't execute. Do you just want to display it? Consider using an actual framework, Mojolicious::Lite for example.	[reply]
Re^2: how can I execute an html file from Perl by Anonymous Monk on Oct 27, 2017 at 23:04 UTC
HTML doesn't execute. Do you just want to display it? Consider using an actual framework, Mojolicious::Lite for example. Actual frameworks don't display HTML... :P	[reply]
Re: how can I execute an html file from Perl by Discipulus (Canon) on Oct 27, 2017 at 16:12 UTC
You can point the browser of the end user to the file path as `/path/to/bowser/browser /path/to/file.html` or, for local only connection you can build up a server on the fly to serve the file to the end user browser, like using `plackup` `plackup -p 5000 -MPlack::App::Directory -e 'Plack::App::Directory->new +({root => q{.}})->to_app'` [download] and point the user browser to `http://127.0.0.1:5000` as suggested by YourMother in a thread where many other example of webserver oneliners are shown: Simple http server one-liner for some static files? L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: how can I execute an html file from Perl by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 27, 2017 at 14:57 UTC
After I create the HTML I'd like to execute it. HTML isn't an executable format - it's markup (that's what the M stands for). I guess you mean print it? In which case, make your line 390 this: `print $message;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: how can I execute an html file from Perl by Anonymous Monk on Oct 27, 2017 at 15:58 UTC
I am not stating my question adequately. I have constructed an HTML that consists of a number of inputs. Right now I am asking the user to enter the stated URL (in the browser) to display/execute this file. I would like to do this programactically.	[reply]
Re^3: how can I execute an html file from Perl by hippo (Archbishop) on Oct 27, 2017 at 16:18 UTC
I think what you are now saying is that, given an absolute path on the filesystem, convert that to a URL and print it. In which case something like this (untested) should do: `(my $url = $out_file) =~ s#$ENV{DOCUMENT_ROOT}#http://$ENV{SERVER_NAME +}#; print "Go to $url now for prizes!\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: how can I execute an html file from Perl by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 27, 2017 at 18:05 UTC
If you're working on something new, that generates a form, presents it to the user and processes the user input please seriously consider using a framework like Mojolicious::Lite, it makes all this a great deal easier and a lot more fun. http://mojolicious.org/perldoc/Mojolicious/Guides/Tutorial.	[reply]
Re^3: how can I execute an html file from Perl by poj (Abbot) on Oct 27, 2017 at 16:49 UTC
Why not use a link ? `print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n"; print qq!<html> <body><h3>$out_file created.... <a href="/shhabcam/LOGS/user_$assignment.html">here</a></h3> </body></html>\n!;` [download] poj	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: how can I execute an html file from Perl by Anonymous Monk on Oct 30, 2017 at 12:47 UTC