Re: automation of perl program and another standlone program(run in dos) with html frontend

This is a non-trivial task, if you are new to perl and web technologies. The first piece of advice is to seek the assistance of someone who knows how to configure your web server to allow you to run perl CGI programs. Since you want to run an external executable, additional security issues may surface, depending on what your program wants to access.

For your part, you can start learning cgi.

"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two... " - Sir Norman Wisdom

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Re^2: automation of perl program and another standlone program(run in dos) with html frontend by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 16, 2008 at 19:40 UTC
Since this is a Windows system, PerlScript would be an alternative to using a web server.	[reply]
Re^3: automation of perl program and another standlone program(run in dos) with html frontend by NetWallah (Canon) on Feb 16, 2008 at 20:13 UTC
The OP seems to want SERVER-SIDE perl, so, perlscript may well be an option. However, it still requires web-server configuration, although the Activestate install does most of it if allowed to. "As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two... " - Sir Norman Wisdom	[reply]
Re^4: automation of perl program and another standlone program(run in dos) with html frontend by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 16, 2008 at 20:20 UTC
The OP didn't say anything about client-server (only that he wants a HTML GUI), and PerlScript can be run client-side. It's just an ActiveX control. Yes, you could add IIS and ASP to the mix to run PerlScript server-side, but that's not the option I was proposing.	[reply]