Re: retrieving data via cgi-scripts
Posted in 2000
From: "Rob Hickman" <rob.hickman@businesslogic.co.uk>
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>Everything is up and running fine, I have created a demo database with the
>dbaccessdemo utility and as an exercise I want to retrieve data from that
>database a using cgi-script placed in the cgi-bin (/home/httpd/cgi-bin). I
>have downloaded the DBD::Informix and DBI perl modules only to find I also
>need ESQL/C to run it (which obviously will cost money...unfortunately not
>an option at the moment!)
You should be able to download the Client SDK from http://www.intraware.com
-- that'll do the trick.
>Is there any way I can use a simple script to return data retrieved from
>the
>Informix database back to a web page?
dbaccess | awk | ....?
>What is the standard way of retrieving data from an Informix database via a
>web page or a call to a cgi-script?
The web datablade. (haha)
>What does Informix recommend?
i.Sell.
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