Re: Automated Script, scripting

Having a CGI run automatically makes absolutely no sense.
CGI is for web-based applications. Perl just happens to be one of the many languages suited for creating CGI applications.

Perl isn't just a CGI language. It's a programming language that can be used for many purposes, including system administration. As long as scripts are non-interactive, they can be run with cron. Cron is installed on most *nix systems. If you use Windows, use one of the many available schedulers.
If for some reason (I can't think of any) you need to run a CGI script, just have a browser download it and exit (e.g. links -dump or perl -MLWP::Simple -e'get "..."'.

2;0 juerd@ouranos:~$ perl -e'undef christmas'
Segmentation fault
2;139 juerd@ouranos:~$
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Re: Re: Automated Script, scripting by theorbtwo (Prior) on Dec 31, 2001 at 05:32 UTC
Your CGI vs. Perl thing is absolutely correct... I just wanted to add that you should also look at "at", which is also available (eaisly) for NT. Thanks, James Mastros, Just Another Perl Scribe	[reply]