Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread Owen
On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 14:19:10 -0600 "JupiterHost.Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In this case there is no other sensible error message so why is die > "$!"; what I mean when I mean die $!; ? Why no t die "Sensible error > message $!"; ? Well perhaps for a single debugging line, it doesn't ma

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread JupiterHost.Net
I'll need to investigate the source and maybe redo gdlib and then GD.pm again. is this the same gd_example.cgi that comes with GD.pm, in the demos dir of the package, or are you running the script we've pasted here for you? The one I had, modified with the suggestions from the list to rule out

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread JupiterHost.Net
Scott R. Godin wrote: JupiterHost.Net wrote: $image->string($font,2,10,'hello world',$fontcolor); my $png = $image->png or die $!; err, you mean or die "$!" not or die $!; Why? Its redundant and ugly to double quote a string that is a single variable. the quotes are there to prompt you

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread Scott R. Godin
JupiterHost.Net wrote: Very weird, still nothing :) GD just isn't returning anything in any format, scalar or array context... Well all a bit of a mystery. su to root and do all that stuff again, maybe there is a permission problem on the files or on the directory. Great idea! Still busted: r

RE: Array question

2005-01-09 Thread Jim
> > > > Can anyone help with this > > I have the following array: > > 1,1040209458.. > > WRITE CONTENTS OF AN ARRAY TO OUTPUT FILES > > for ($i=0; $i < $num_of_files; $i++){ > > open(OUT,">$file_$seq_num.txt"); > > foreach $item (@temp_array){ > >

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread Scott R. Godin
JupiterHost.Net wrote: $image->string($font,2,10,'hello world',$fontcolor); my $png = $image->png or die $!; err, you mean or die "$!" not or die $!; Why? Its redundant and ugly to double quote a string that is a single variable. the quotes are there to prompt you to include a sensible

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread JupiterHost.Net
Very weird, still nothing :) GD just isn't returning anything in any format, scalar or array context... Well all a bit of a mystery. su to root and do all that stuff again, maybe there is a permission problem on the files or on the directory. Great idea! Still busted: root# ./gdtest.pl No such

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread JupiterHost.Net
$image->string($font,2,10,'hello world',$fontcolor); my $png = $image->png or die $!; err, you mean or die "$!" not or die $!; Why? Its redundant and ugly to double quote a string that is a single variable. As for the content type header, it may display in your browser but you should p

RE: Execute commands on the servers through a cgi script

2005-01-09 Thread Frank D. Gunseor
-Original Message- From: Manav Mathur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 2:29 AM To: beginners@perl.org Subject: RE: Execute commands on the servers through a cgi script Norton AntiVirus deleted the following email message because it was infected with a virus: Fro

Re: GD isn't outputting image data

2005-01-09 Thread Scott R. Godin
JupiterHost.Net wrote: Scott R. Godin wrote: Owen wrote: --insert--- open (OUT,">GD.png"); my $img = $image->png; print OUT "$img"; --end insert--- It worked for me, try modify

RE: Execute commands on the servers through a cgi script

2005-01-09 Thread Manav Mathur
Are you sure you want to do this. The type of page you are developing has been long been a security headache. Imagine the user entering /bin/date -s 20050427; cat /etc/passwd | mail -s 'there you are' I understand that you are trying to implement remote root tasks through CGI, but you must consi