I feel fairly stupid ... but to my defense in the past 17 years of coding, i've only spent 3 days looking at web stuff:
I now can understand how "writing" to an existing form field from a cgi script might not work: how would the browser know ?: unless there is a very sophisticated scheme there (as those used in image transfer), I assume the complete page would have to be sent back: so might as well regenerate/rewrite everything. Yes ? I so, I'm back to finding a way for a browser plugin and a server based cgi script to exchange information. Any idea welcome... I know I don't want to open another socket/port but stick to http:80 Regards, Philippe Mike Meyer wrote: > "Philippe C. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Mike, >> >> Here is what I am trying to do: >> >> **** WHAT **** >> -) a client opens his/her browser and click on some button which triggers >> my plugin >> -) the plugin starts to communicate with a server on some URL. >> -) the communication between the server and the client involves a few >> exchanges: data from client to server, then from server to client,..... >> -) just for info (I do not think it's relevant to my problem) on each >> side (server and client) there is a smart card (that's why I need a >> plugin) and the information exchanged comes from/go to the smart cards >> -) The smart card on the server side eventually decides whether or not >> the smart client on the client side is OK and tells so to the cgi script >> which acts accordingly >> >> ***** HOW (if there's a better way let me know please) ****** >> As I have not found any better solution yet, I am trying to do the >> following (on the server there is an html file and a cgi file) >> >> -) the plugging opens the correct url which has a form with a "click" >> button -) the customer clicks on the button >> -) the server "puts" some information in a hidden form field (info from >> local smart card) >> -) the pluggin fetches the information from the form field and gives it >> to its local smart card >> ....... (this a couple of time) >> -) the cgi script gets the final verdict from the server smart card and >> acts accordingly. >> >> I hope that is clearer. > > Some. To continue clarifying: > > The phrase "cgi script" refers to a server-side script that is run in > response to the user clicking something on the client. That's what you > expect it to be, right? > > Do you expect the plugin to display a form? Or to ouput a form that > the client will display? > > You've got lots of stuff going on here. I count at least five programs > and three network connections. How much is working, and which parts > are you trying to do in Python? > > <mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
