2010-07-01

Does the following look OK?

    #! perl
    print "content-type: text/html\n\n";
    my $stdin=<STDIN>;

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When called in a browser,

(from a server using windows 2003, IIS 6, and perl

5.10), the page hangs and does a continuous load.

Note: my $stdin is not being printed (e.g. print $stdin;).

If <STDIN> is undefined,

then I believe $stdin=<STDIN>; would be also be undefined,

and calling the page would just display a blank page.

To expand my examples,

I am getting the same problem after I send something to STDIN as follows...

    #! perl
    use warnings;
    use strict;
    print "content-type: text/html\n\n";
    my$stdin=<STDIN>;
    print $stdin;

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The html page that sends something to the STDIN page contains the following...

    <html><body>
    <form src="my_stdin.pl" method="post">
    <input type="text" name="TEXT">
    <input type="submit">
    </form>
    </body></html>

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When the html page sends something to the STDIN page, the page still hangs and does a continuous load.

I'm believing the hanging is because of the configuration of the IIS 6 server.

What is your opinion about this ?

When responding, list some similar code that works, without CGI.pm or other Module, because I believe the above examples should work as is without any Modules. Although, I should note, that CGI.pm does work, both when param() is on the same page as the form, and when something is sent to another Page that prints the param().

Thanks.

- Look For God.

In reply to STDIN not working, STDIN hanging by FRIENDOFGOD

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