Example Code for Chapter 6 of CGI How To

How-To 6-1 Support custom HTML directives

Perl:

• handler.pl (non-executable version)

C:

• handler.h
• handler.c

How-To 6-2 Insert data that uses the current formatting into an existing HTML file

Perl:

• dirin.pl (non-executable version)
• handler.pl (non-executable version)
• dirin_pl.htm
• insert.htm

C:

• dirin.c
• handler.h
• handler.c
• dirin_c.htm
• insert_c.htm

How-To 6-3 Insert an HTML link into an existing HTML file

Perl:

• dirln.pl (non-executable version)
• handler.pl (non-executable version)
• dirln_pl.htm

C:

• dirln.c
• handler.h
• handler.c
• dirln_c.htm

How-To 6-4 Insert a selection list into an existing HTML file

Perl:

• dirsl.pl (non-executable version)
• handler.pl (non-executable version)
• dirsl_pl.htm
• select.htm

C:

• dirsl.c
• handler.h
• handler.c
• dirsl_c.htm
• select_c.htm

How-To 6-5 Insert a list of submit buttons into an existing HTML file

Perl:

• dirsubmi.pl (non-executable version)
• handler.pl (non-executable version)
• dirsub_p.htm

C:

• dirsub.c
• handler.h
• handler.c
• dirsub_c.htm

How-To 6-6 Send HTTP directly to the client

Perl:

• envvar.pl (non-executable version)
• nph-var.pl (non-executable version)
• http_pl.htm

C:

• envvar.c
• nph-var.c
• http_c.htm

How-To 6-7 Execute another CGI script with the same input

Perl:

• fork.pl (non-executable version)
• envvar.pl (non-executable version)
• formdata.pl non-executable version)
• fortune.sh (non-executable version)
• fork_pl.htm

C:

• fork.c
• envvar.c
• formdata.c
• fortune.sh (non-executable version)
• fork_c.htm

How-To 6-8 Execute another CGI script with new input

Perl:

• newdata.pl (non-executable version)
• envvar.pl (non-executable version)
• formdata.pl non-executable version)
• newd_pl.htm

C:

• newdata.c
• envvar.c
• formdata.c
• newd_c.htm