Re:[2] [cobalt-users] cgi.exe's wont run.

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, RaQ3 wrote:

> flash22@xxxxxxx wrote on 16.02.01 11:39:46:
> >
> >On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Derrick Hall wrote:
> >
> >> I have new raq3 and I have a particular cgi.exe script that I am 
> >> trying to run but it won't I have tried it on other hosting services 
> >> and it works great but when I try it on the new raq3 it just show as 
> >> garbage.  Can any one help?
> 
> Hi !
> 
> cgi.exe sounds strange ;-)
> Most probably you did not upload it as ASCII but binary. Then it srews 
> up. Upload it as ASCII then it might work.

Hmm, this one went right by me, .exe isn't a valid cgi extension ;)

Rename it to something .cgi or add the .exe extension as a cgi type in the
server config :)

ps: Be carefull about the 'upload in ascii' advice, it's valid if the cgi
is a perl script, but wrong if the cgi is a binary ;)

gsh