Thanks David that seems to have taken me a step further. Running the html script now comes up with the error Not Found The requested URL /home/Kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi was not found on this server
The browser is pointing to http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi I have tried it with several other scripts each time with the same result What next please? Kelvin > -----Original Message----- > From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg-perl-beginners@;justpickone.org] > Sent: 11 November 2002 13:58 > To: perl beginners cgi > Cc: Kelvin McWha > Subject: Re: Unable to run cgi script > > Kelvin -- > > ...and then Kelvin McWha said... > % > ... > % <form method="post" action="/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi"> > > I *think* you have to qualify this, as > > action="http://localhost/home/kelvin/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi"> > > Certainly worth a try... > > > HTH & HAND > > :-D > -- > David T-G * There is too much animal courage in > (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. > (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and > Health" > http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl > Npg! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]