Hi, I have a script with me, whose output needs to be displayed in a HTML via CGI… I have myShell.sh’, which needs to be executed in ‘myCGI.cgi’.. 
############################################################
#myShell.sh
############################################################
#!Perl_Interpreter_Location
print "This is the list of files in ur current dir\n";
`ls -al`;
print "End Of Script\n";

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############################################################ 
#myCGI.cgi
############################################################
#!Perl_Interpreter Location
Line 1 : print ”Content-Type : html/text ”;
Line 2 : print “<HTML>”;
Line 3 : print  “<BODY>”;
Line 4 : print ` etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myShell.sh `
Line 5 : print “</BODY>”;
Line 6 : print “</HTML>”;

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Now, this would execute the script, but unfortunately all the new-lines get replaced by a blank space..I tried executing with $().. But, it throws Compilation errors..

Replace Line 4(of myCGI.cgi) with the line below..
$("etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myShell.sh");
This gives me an error,
String found where operator expected at
/opt/ibm/netcool/webtop/profiles/TIPProfile/etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myCGI.cgi line 8, near "$("etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myShell.sh "" (Missing operator before "etc/webtop/cgi-bin/ myShell.sh "?) syntax error at /opt/ibm/netcool/webtop/profiles/TIPProfile/etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myCGI.cgi line 8, near "$("etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myShell.sh "" Execution of /opt/ibm/netcool/webtop/profiles/TIPProfile/etc/webtop/cgi-bin/myCGI.cgi aborted due to compilation errors.

Somebody,Anybody please help me out..

In reply to Missing new-lines, when script executed in a CGI by LinuxUser2008

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