HTML Generator - Plz help!
I'm looking for a free CGI script that will take varibles from a form, and create a new HTML page with those varibles.
Example: User 1 decides to make a page with a black background. He then fills out the field marked 'BACKGROUND" and types in #000000 . Automatically a new page is made with a black background.
User 2 comes along. He then fills out the field marked 'BACKGROUND" and types in #FFFFFF . Automatically a new page is made with a white background.
So then I have 2 different pages. One with a black background, and one with a white.
Obviously my reasons are different than the above one. Any help would be appreciated.
-steve
Steve posted this at 03:14 — 6th August 1999.
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Uhh, thanks but the color thing was just an example.
If you read the top of my message:
I'm looking for a free CGI script that will take varibles from a form, and create a new HTML page with those varibles.
Any help, anyone?
Steve posted this at 17:27 — 6th August 1999.
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The problem with Javascript is it won't store the file on the server.
To tell you the truth, I am a newbie when it comes to CGI. I can install a script, or even modify it a little, but other than that it's greek to me
With form handler's, I don't think I've ever seen one that creates a new page for everyone that submits.
What I did find was a script ( http://www.interlogy.com/scripts/netcard/ ). I tried the demo and it seems to work nicely for what I want. I'll spend a while customizing it, and hopefully it will work, or else you'll find me back here
Thanks for all your help.
PJ posted this at 23:31 — 6th August 1999.
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Steve,
Did you also consider trying this with Javascript? You could have the page call itself and then use document.write (variable). Variable could be almost anything from a form element, the page title, a table, etc.
I made something like you described in ASP, which would let users type in some page information and it generated the page for them. It was pretty simple so I imagine doing it with CGI can't be to hard either (I'm not a CGI expert so I can't help you there, sorry).
Sorry I couldn't help more. Actually if you took a form handler CGI and just modified it a bit that would probably work for you, there are ALOT of form handler CGI's out there. Why not experiment
Later,
PJ
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