question on cgi / perl, erm..

[DannyBoy]

What the hell do i use to edit a .cgi file!?!

Is it a compiled script or what?

I know its C derived but im so confused

I installed this activestate active perl thing and im clueless as to what to do, isnt there an IDE with the thing?

I have a cgi file I want to change and i dont know how to do it, or what to open it with

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,
Dan

 

[blackdogdeek]

iirc, you can specify in the web server config file how to deal with .cgi file requests. if they are to be interpreted via a perl interpreter just like a .pl file then you should be able to just edit the file via a text editor. have you tried opening it up in vi or notepad?

 

[TommyVercetti]

CGI files are usually just perl scripts. Just open it with notepad, and then save it back as a CGI file

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
CGI files are usually just perl scripts. Just open it with notepad, and then save it back as a CGI file

Its got special characters that arnt displaying in notepad, just as if it were a cpp file opened it notepad.

Are there no programs to view the code in an IDE like Vis Studio?