cgi: not able to allow scripts to be run

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An easy one I'm sure:

I try to follow the steps in the help about "Set up a
form to save form results using a custom form handler".

It says: "Right-click the folder containing your script,
and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. Select
Allow scripts to be run."

My problem is: the check boxes to "Allow scripts to be
run" are unavailable to be checked (they appear in light
grey).

Why?

Thanks,

Fred

 

[David Berry]

Your ISP may not allow you to do this. You need to contact them.

 

[Barry Wester]

I'm having the same problem, but I'm publishing the web
site on a local intranet and I'm not using Frontpage to
publish it.

1) How does Frontpage know if the ISP allows it or not?
2) How do I change this setting on my ISP?

Thanks,

Barry

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You need to change your web settings under IIS MMC for the specific web to
allow scripts to run, etc. FP checks this setting.

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I'm having the same problem, but I'm publishing the web
site on a local intranet and I'm not using Frontpage to
publish it.

1) How does Frontpage know if the ISP allows it or not?
2) How do I change this setting on my ISP?

Thanks,

Barry

 

[Barry Wester]

I'm currently running Apache on a UNIX server and I've
never used FP to publish the web, so it doesn't know the
settings.

How do I override FP to allow a script to run? Currently,
when I select "Submit" on my form, the CGI script just
pops up as text.

Thanks,

Barry

 

[Steve Easton]

You need to change the settings on the server.
Do you have CPanel on your Apache server??
Also, you need to make sure the script is loaded
on the server in binary format.
( iow a notepad text file )

hth

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I'm currently running Apache on a UNIX server and I've
never used FP to publish the web, so it doesn't know the
settings.

How do I override FP to allow a script to run? Currently,
when I select "Submit" on my form, the CGI script just
pops up as text.

Thanks,

Barry

 

[chris leeds]

Thanks,
You seem to be the new resident pearl expert ;-)
I've just bought an application (my first cgi) and will be deploying it
shortly......so I'll probably be revisiting the finepoints again ;-)
Thanks again,
chris