Re^3: Accessing parallel ports

tumoheat:

If you check your server logs, I bet it's complaining about permissions. If so, talk to your system administrator about getting permission to access the parallel port for your web server account.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

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Re^4: Accessing parallel ports by tumoheat (Initiate) on Jan 08, 2011 at 05:52 UTC
Roboticus, Thanks for your assistance. I commented out the CGI lines and it works fine. Maybe it's the way I learned to write dynamic web pages, but I always put all of my Perl files (with .cgi extensions) in a cgi-bin directory and execute them from there. And I've been putting in the 'use CGI' line from the beginning. I've never had a problem with it, and it works real well when passing data between forms. BTW, the whole point of my program was to control a green house in my garage - remotely via a web page - from my desk at work. It worked, so I am attempting to build on from there. FYI. Thanks again.	[reply]

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Re^4: Accessing parallel ports
by tumoheat (Initiate) on Jan 08, 2011 at 05:52 UTC

Thanks for your assistance. I commented out the CGI lines and it works fine. Maybe it's the way I learned to write dynamic web pages, but I always put all of my Perl files (with .cgi extensions) in a cgi-bin directory and execute them from there. And I've been putting in the 'use CGI' line from the beginning. I've never had a problem with it, and it works real well when passing data between forms. BTW, the whole point of my program was to control a green house in my garage - remotely via a web page - from my desk at work. It worked, so I am attempting to build on from there. FYI. Thanks again.

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