How to select which script will run?

[JerryBarrett]

I was directed here by some dude off the perl forum - I'm not sure its appropriate - but here goes.

I have several websites-with a common theme into which I want to insert some URL-unique info - I have a working perl script, but some of the webs are on a Linux server and lots are on a Windows IIS(5) server.

To call the perl script on the Linux system I have to use

<!--#exec cgi=&quot;cgi-bin/testtags.pl&quot;-->

or

<!--#exec cgi=&quot;./cgi-bin/testtags.pl&quot;-->

and

<!--#exec cgi=&quot;/cgi-bin/testtags.pl&quot;--> Will not work.


On the windows IIS I &quot;have&quot; to call the perl script with

<!--#exec cgi=&quot;/cgi-bin/testtags.pl&quot;-->

a relative path within the website will not work.


Any ideas how I get this down to one single path definition?

or

Enable some code to check the Server OS and do an if-then - dont forget this has to be server side otherwise search engines wont be able to see the stuff the perl script inserts.

Ideas appreciated please

Regards
Jerry

 

[jemminger]

that perl dude is clueless...if it's server side than client-side javascript (this forum) won't do any good.

perhaps you can use php if your hosts support it?


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[JerryBarrett]

Jeff Hi
Yep back again - Perl is supported on both platforms, php isn't and I have a working perl script - going back to square 1 - wasn't really what I had in mind.

Thanks anyway - maybe when I have exhusted this option.

Cheers
Jerry