configuration file

[andu]

David Frank wrote:
> 
> I am using Machttp as the Web server, trying to get
> Metacard's survey.mt script to run in the cgi-bin
> folder, which also contains the Metacard Mac
> application. On the client side I've downloaded the
> Survey stack, and have edited the script of the Post
> button to my URL.  What comes back to the stack is the
> script itself, not the results of running the script's
> instructions.
> 
> I have a feeling I need a line in the configuration
> file to identify that MC is to be called up by the
> script. From the default config. file I learn:
> #These lines define the suffix and file type mappings
> for MIME types.
> #The syntax is <type> <suffix> <mac file type> <mac
> creator> <mime type>
> #Some examples from the config file are:
> TEXT    .HTML TEXT * text/html
> BINARY  .GIF  GIFf * image/gif
> CGI .CGI APPL * text/html
> ACGI .ACGI APPL * text/html
> SCRIPT  .SCRIPT TEXT * text/html
> SCRIPT  * TEXT ToyS text/html
> 
> I've tried several configurations but nothing works,
> if in fact that is the problem. Does anyone have any

Cgi on mac works via appleEvents: server sends appleEvent with data to
application and application processes data and returns it to server the
same way. I used to have a demo stack, I'll post it if I can find it.

> suggestions?
> 
> Dave
> 
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