Re: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6

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Re^2: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by cseelig (Initiate) on Feb 16, 2006 at 22:13 UTC
Hi. Actually, "dir" is a stand-in for the real external job. The problem is that I can't get *anything* to work with backticks in cgi.	[reply]
Re^3: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by neilwatson (Priest) on Feb 17, 2006 at 14:15 UTC
I think you are missing the point. You should never need backticks. They are a security risk. Why don't you tell us exactly what you are trying to do? Neil Watson watson-wilson.ca	[reply]
Re^4: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 17, 2006 at 16:42 UTC
That's assuming user input is used to build the command string. If the command is hardcoded, or if interpolated data is well validated (matches `/^\w+\z/`, for example), there's no problem.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by cseelig (Initiate) on Feb 17, 2006 at 16:23 UTC
The cgi code wants to "run" an external process and capture its output for processing. BTW - it's an intranet application; security is not a concern. How can I achieve this without backticks? Thanks.	[reply]
Re^5: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by marto (Cardinal) on Feb 17, 2006 at 16:55 UTC
Re^6: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by cseelig (Initiate) on Feb 17, 2006 at 19:43 UTC
Re^5: backtick in perl 5.8 cgi under iis 6 by runrig (Abbot) on Feb 17, 2006 at 16:45 UTC