Running Perl Script from within javascript

**Colin McKinnon** · Jul 23 '05, 05:46 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

von spilled the following:
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> Is it possible to run a Perl script from within a javascript?
>
> I have an existing javascript that provides some data - and I want to
> write that data to a text file on my server via a Perl script (that I also
> already have).
>
> Both scripts work great - I just don't know how to make them work
> together.
>
> Is this even possible?
>
> Thanks in advance for all input.
>
> :)[/color]

Sort of....you can open a window or an iframe from javascript, and you can
post a form. So you can send parmeters serverside in a GET or load a form
from the server, populate it then POST it. The latter solution, although
more laborious, saves a lot of messing around with URL encoding.

HTH

C.

**von** · Jul 23 '05, 05:46 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

Thanks for your input Colin.

What I really want to accomplish is to take, say ...

=============== ====
'Function Data1 ()'
{
[script here];

}
=============== ====

and then send the results of 'Data1' to a text file on my server - all
without any windows popping up and without requiring any user input.

:)

"Colin McKinnon"
<colin.thisisno tmysurname@ntlw orld.deletemeun lessURaBot.com> wrote in
message news:tpQPd.559$ D_3.253@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> von spilled the following:
>[color=green]
>> Is it possible to run a Perl script from within a javascript?
>>
>> I have an existing javascript that provides some data - and I want to
>> write that data to a text file on my server via a Perl script (that I
>> also
>> already have).
>>
>> Both scripts work great - I just don't know how to make them work
>> together.
>>
>> Is this even possible?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for all input.
>>
>> :)[/color]
>
> Sort of....you can open a window or an iframe from javascript, and you can
> post a form. So you can send parmeters serverside in a GET or load a form
> from the server, populate it then POST it. The latter solution, although
> more laborious, saves a lot of messing around with URL encoding.
>
> HTH
>
> C.[/color]

**Mighty Krell** · Jul 23 '05, 05:47 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

"von" <von@vonvon.com > wrote in message
news:N4CdnVLOz7 UpQZLfRVn-vA@comcast.com. ..[color=blue]
> Thanks for your input Colin.
>
> What I really want to accomplish is to take, say ...
>
> =============== ====
> 'Function Data1 ()'
> {
> [script here];
>
> }
> =============== ====
>
> and then send the results of 'Data1' to a text file on my server - all
> without any windows popping up and without requiring any user input.
>
> :)
>
>[/color]

XMLHTTPRequest

**Tim Williams** · Jul 23 '05, 05:47 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

How much data? If a small amount then

var i=new Image();
i.src="pathtoyo urscript.pl?dat a=" + yourdata;

will work fine. But the HTTPRequest path is more robust....

Tim.

"von" <von@vonvon.com > wrote in message
news:Z-GdnU89WtElUJLfR Vn-1g@comcast.com. ..[color=blue]
> Is it possible to run a Perl script from within a javascript?
>
> I have an existing javascript that provides some data - and I want
> to write that data to a text file on my server via a Perl script
> (that I also already have).
>
> Both scripts work great - I just don't know how to make them work
> together.
>
> Is this even possible?
>
> Thanks in advance for all input.
>
> :)
>[/color]

**Tim Williams** · Jul 23 '05, 05:47 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

This is a bit rough but will allow you to send moderate amounts of
data and get back a status response.

Tim

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Cookie Remote Scripting</TITLE>

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">

var ErrorTimeoutSec =1.5;
var CookieName="cTe st";
var tOut=null;
var NoResponse="No response";
var sImage=null;

function doIt(sMsg){
delCookie(Cooki eName);
var sURL="getInfo.a sp?v="+escape(s Msg)+"&x="+esca pe(new Date());
sImage=new Image();
sImage.onload=f unction(){showM sg(true)};
tOut=window.set Timeout("showMs g(false)", ErrorTimeoutSec *1000);
sImage.src=sURL ;
}

function delCookie(key){
var d = new Date();
d.setDate(d.get Date() - 2);
document.cookie = key+'=deleted; expires='+d.toG MTString()+';';
}

function showMsg(bOK){
sImage=null;
if(tOut)window. clearTimeout(tO ut);
var el=document.get ElementById('sA nswer');
if(bOK){
el.innerHTML=ge tCookie(CookieN ame);
}else{
el.innerHTML=No Response;
}
}

function getCookie(sName ) {

var dc = document.cookie ;
var arrC=dc.split(" ;");
var tc;
var retVal="No value"

for(x=0;x<arrC. length;x++){
tc=arrC[x].split("=");
tc[0]=tc[0].replace(" ","")
if(tc[0]==sName)retVal = unescape(tc[1]);
}

return retVal;
}

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<input type="text" size=20 id='vInput' value="blah">
<A href="#"
onclick="doIt(d ocument.getElem entById('vInput ').value);retur n false">
Call</a><br />
<span id='sAnswer'></span>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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>
> "von" <von@vonvon.com > wrote in message
> news:Z-GdnU89WtElUJLfR Vn-1g@comcast.com. ..[color=green]
>> Is it possible to run a Perl script from within a javascript?
>>
>> I have an existing javascript that provides some data - and I want
>> to write that data to a text file on my server via a Perl script
>> (that I also already have).
>>
>> Both scripts work great - I just don't know how to make them work
>> together.
>>
>> Is this even possible?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for all input.
>>
>> :)
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

**von** · Jul 23 '05, 05:47 PM

Re: Running Perl Script from within javascript

Thanks Tim.

I sent you an email.

What I am actually doing is generating a small amount of data via the
Javascript - for example an IP address (though that is not it) and then I
want to send that piece of information to a log - that can be viewed via a
URL.

The script works great when outputting this info to the screen - but I want
it sent to a file to store.

I don't really want it writing back to the screen so the response is not
necessary. I also want this completely invisible to the user.

Thanks for all your input Tim. :)

-Von

"Tim Williams" <saxifraxREMOVE @THISpacbell.ne t> wrote in message
news:W2TPd.3870 $lz5.2898@newss vr24.news.prodi gy.net...[color=blue]
> This is a bit rough but will allow you to send moderate amounts of data
> and get back a status response.
>
> Tim
>
>
> <HTML>
> <HEAD>
> <TITLE>Cookie Remote Scripting</TITLE>
>
> <SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
>
> var ErrorTimeoutSec =1.5;
> var CookieName="cTe st";
> var tOut=null;
> var NoResponse="No response";
> var sImage=null;
>
> function doIt(sMsg){
> delCookie(Cooki eName);
> var sURL="getInfo.a sp?v="+escape(s Msg)+"&x="+esca pe(new Date());
> sImage=new Image();
> sImage.onload=f unction(){showM sg(true)};
> tOut=window.set Timeout("showMs g(false)", ErrorTimeoutSec *1000);
> sImage.src=sURL ;
> }
>
> function delCookie(key){
> var d = new Date();
> d.setDate(d.get Date() - 2);
> document.cookie = key+'=deleted; expires='+d.toG MTString()+';';
> }
>
>
> function showMsg(bOK){
> sImage=null;
> if(tOut)window. clearTimeout(tO ut);
> var el=document.get ElementById('sA nswer');
> if(bOK){
> el.innerHTML=ge tCookie(CookieN ame);
> }else{
> el.innerHTML=No Response;
> }
> }
>
>
> function getCookie(sName ) {
>
> var dc = document.cookie ;
> var arrC=dc.split(" ;");
> var tc;
> var retVal="No value"
>
> for(x=0;x<arrC. length;x++){
> tc=arrC[x].split("=");
> tc[0]=tc[0].replace(" ","")
> if(tc[0]==sName)retVal = unescape(tc[1]);
> }
>
> return retVal;
> }
>
> </SCRIPT>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY>
> <input type="text" size=20 id='vInput' value="blah">
> <A href="#" onclick="doIt(d ocument.getElem entById('vInput ').value);retur n
> false"> Call</a><br />
> <span id='sAnswer'></span>
> </BODY>
> </HTML>
>
>
>
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>>
>> "von" <von@vonvon.com > wrote in message
>> news:Z-GdnU89WtElUJLfR Vn-1g@comcast.com. ..[color=darkred]
>>> Is it possible to run a Perl script from within a javascript?
>>>
>>> I have an existing javascript that provides some data - and I want to
>>> write that data to a text file on my server via a Perl script (that I
>>> also already have).
>>>
>>> Both scripts work great - I just don't know how to make them work
>>> together.
>>>
>>> Is this even possible?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for all input.
>>>
>>> :)
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

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