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Re: Incomprehensible CGI error



Dave Neuer <smoothie@spiritone.com> wrote:

: I am trying to get a CGI script written in Perl running, and I keep
: getting a wierd error that I don't understand:
:
: "access to /usr/lib/cgi-bin/testscript.pl failed for *machine name*,
: reason: Premature end of script headers"
:
: Anyone know what this means?  Other Perl scripts with similar
: construction seem to be working OK, can't seem to pin this one down.

Sure, you are not sending the Content-type header before sending your
data. Try putting this before you send any data:

print("Content-type: text/html\n\n");

This should solve your problem.

E.-

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Eloy A. Paris
Information Technology Department
Rockwell Automation de Venezuela
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