Not neccisarily, javascript can be a server side for example in ASP you can set the <%@ Language=""%> bit to <%@ Language="javascript" %>
"Wiggins D Anconia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hi, > > Does anyone know is it possible to call javascript from perl? Can > > javascript be included in the same page? Can anyone provide an example of > > this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mark. > > How do you mean "call javascript from Perl"? In general Javascript is a > client side language that executes within a browser (client). Perl on > the other hand is traditionally a server side language, executed on the > server (conveniently). So CGI is *usually* used to send some HTML like > stuff to the client, what that stuff is really doesn't matter, as long > as the client can understand what the heck to do with it. So if you are > asking whether a Perl based CGI script can send Javascript down that > particular pipe then sure, if you want Javascript to use the values and > methods of Perl, etc. then you will have to work out how to convert > those into Javascript and then use them as if they are not linked. > > Having said that, this is the general case, clients and Javascript can > be more powerful than they are often given credit for so more extreme > tasks can be accomplished, but with complexity comes learning curve... > > http://danconia.org > > -- > Boycott the Sugar Bowl! You couldn't pay me to watch that game. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
