EXE file executed on client, not server....

[Ito2233]

I have created an executable file from a script written in PERL. I have put it in the SCRIPTS directory of INETPUB, as instructed by some websites. The SCRIPTS directory is configured to allow for the execution of EXE files. But whenever a user clicks on the submit button of a form (which is supposed to trigger the execution of the file), the user gets a prompt for downloading the file. Ie, the file is not being executed on the server.

I'm a newbie to PERL/CGI, and I would like to understand what it is I'm doing wrong.

Thanks

 

[InDenial]

just create a little script wich contains:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "test";

and see if that works. If it does then it is a script problem and not a server problem

InDenial

 

[Ito2233]

Indeed, it is a script problem.
Thanks