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Authoring/Development - System CGI: random_text
http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net/
Yes
rand_text.pl is a script that takes text you specify and randomly displays
it on your Web site. It must be copied to your own Web directory and
modified for your own use.
You will normally want to place rand_text.pl in a CGI directory, although
this is not strictly required (because it has the .pl extension, it will
execute as CGI from any directory).
To begin, copy the script into your Web directory. Use this sequence of
commands when logged in by SSH:
cd ~/public_html
cp /usr/www/cgi-bin/rand_text.pl cgi-bin/.
Next, use your favorite text editor to modify the script. You will need to
set two variables within the script:
$random_file
This is the path to your text file (for example,
/usr/www/users/USERNAME/example.txt).
$delimiter
This is what delimits the text in the file. For example, if
you were putting quotations on your site, this is how the program
will know when one quotation stops and another starts. The default
is set to "%%\n", which means that in your text file you'll need
to put a line between each quotation with two percents, like this:
"Something interesting"
- Some Guy
%%
"Another saying"
- Someone else
To display the quotations on your site, include this code in your HTML
wherever you want them to appear:
<!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/rand_text.pl" -->
Since this is SSI, you'll need to make sure your HTML filename ends in
.shtml, not .html. For more information, please see our article on SSI.
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