It depends how is set the web server to execute the programs that will
process the CGI scripts.
By default Apache is set to need the shebang line and it doesn't use the
registry settings, but this can be changed.
...and you don't need to print the HTML header in the BEGIN {} block.
You can just print it at the top of the perl program or in the middle of the
program but before anything else is printed.
Teddy,
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From: "Jonathan Hogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Andrew Brosnan'"
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Subject: RE: Perl line breaks
>2. My first line in the perl program is: #!perl -w (being a Windows-based
>server, it doesn't require the full path. The -w to warn of
errors/mistakes
>etc.)
I think in Windows, -w isn't enough. The #!perl line is ignored in most
windows installations/configurations , and the file association is used
instead.
Therefore, you should do this explicately.
use warnings;
Also, with some webservers doing the following as your first line in the
script will catch almost all errors. (Works in IPlanet, but not Apache. Not
sure about Windows)
BEGIN { print "Content-Type: Text/HTML\n\n"; }
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