Re:

>Hello List,
>
>        I have a couple of questions regarding .CGI scripts.  Could someone
>point me to a good introduction to scripts?  Am I correct in understanding
>that the scripts are generally written in C?  That is no good for me (since
>I don't code).  That being the case, are there any scripts already written
>that are available to the non-programmer?

1) there are a few hyperlinks for cgi scripting, but imho the best is 
http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi

2) scripts can be written in any language that can accecpt command line
arguments.  Most typical scripts are written in shell scripting languages,
PERL, or C.

>        See, my situation is this:  I'm an Intern here at Georgia Southern
>University, and while I have a good deal of Intneret experience, and I can
>write good html, I'm totally unfamiliar with scripts and programming and
>the like.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

my advice:  learn perl.



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