CGI script using perl

[<shyamk@eth.net>]

Suppose I am having an HTML form that calls a CGI script wriiten in Perl (hosted by a
Linux Server) :
1. Does the fresh program I have written and labelled as , say, action.pl    .......
Does it automatically get compiled and run by the HTML page/ form that calls it ?
2. Or do I have to make it an EXE first and then make the HTML form call this EXE ?

Please help me .

Thanks ,
(shyamk@eth.net)
Shyam

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