How to have some HTML generated on the fly by CGI?

**mikoil** · October 23rd, 2006, 07:55 AM

Hi!

First of all I wasn't sure if it's a server-side problem or a client-side problem so please forgive me if I made a mistake!

I can create a CGI that will send any kind of data (I'm a programmer).
The thing is, I want my CGI to be able to do this:
If a client has a webpage, what should he insert into the source of the page (it's a simple HTML file) that will make a contact to my CGI and then get an image plus a link?

To make it clear:
The client has this code in his HTML file:

HTML Code:

 
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
***** here I want something that will connect my CGI in 'http://somewhere.com/cgi-bin/cg' and this line will be replaced with an HTML code that displays an image and has a link *****
</body>
</html>

The target is to be able to let other webpage owners put some kind of a code inside their HTML and that will connect my server. Then my server will send them some HTML code to be placed where their code is.

So what should I do? Can it be solved with HTML or any kind of scripting like JavaScript/VBScript ?

**PeejAvery** · October 23rd, 2006, 09:03 AM

PHP has an include function. Does not CGI also?

If you want a client-side solution, take a look at Spymac's way of doing it.

Code:

<script language=javascript>
if(window == window.top) {
var address=window.location;
var s=''+''+
'<frameset rows=138,* frameborder=0 border=0 framespacing=0 onload=return true; onunload=return true;>'+
'<frame src=http://www.spymac.com/webmanager/frame.php name=SpymacAdFrame  marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 scrolling=no noresize>'+
'<frame src='+address+'? name=memberPage marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 scrolling=auto noresize>'+
'</frameset>'+
'';
document.write(s);
}
</script>
	    <html>
<title>PeejAvery</title>
<body topmargin=10 leftmargin=10 rightmargin=10 bottommargin=10 marginwidth=10 marginheight=10>
<table border=0 width=100% height=33%><tr><td align="center" valign="bottom">
<font face="arial" size=6 color="#000000"><b>Coming soon!</b></font>
</td></tr></table>
<script language="JavaScript">
  location.replace('http://peejavery.1500mb.com');
</script>
</body>
</html>

**mikoil** · October 23rd, 2006, 04:21 PM

Can you please highlight what I need coz to me it just redirects the page..

PS: Any other solution? A one without the need of a frame would be even better ! Something like a "real" #include where I can inject pure HTML from another URL, without the need for another frame.. ??

**PeejAvery** · October 23rd, 2006, 04:31 PM

The frame was just a client-side solution. Truly you will have to use includes to make it right. Just make a simple includes statement and give them the path to your script.

**mikoil** · October 24th, 2006, 12:27 AM

Can you post an example, sir?

**PeejAvery** · October 24th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Wherever you put the include, is where it will insert the other file. I don't work with CGI but I think it has an include statement. I would have to give you a PHP example because I don't know CGI.

index.php

PHP Code:


<html>

  <head>

    <title>Title here!</title>

  </head>

<body>

<?php include 'inc_table.php'; ?>

</body>

</html>

inc_table.php

PHP Code:


<table>

  <tr>

    <td>A</td>

    <td>B</td>

    <td>C</td>

  </tr>

  <tr>

    <td>1</td>

    <td>2</td>

    <td>3</td>

  </tr>

</table>

**mikoil** · October 24th, 2006, 01:55 PM

Thanks !

**PeejAvery** · October 24th, 2006, 01:55 PM

You're welcome. Good luck.

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