Is there a way to call Perl/Tk from Apache server

[oracle]

Hi

I am new to Tk and tried to run a program from Apache.....

It looked good when I ran it from my server! But it only works on my
server....

I have tried to use Xvfb to export the window but just not wining....

I am on a Redhat linux box with Perl 5.8

help please.

Robert

 

[John Bokma]

Hi

I am new to Tk and tried to run a program from Apache.....

Err... how do you want to control it? Or do you just want to start it?

It looked good when I ran it from my server! But it only works on my
server....

Yes, since you see the window(s).

I have tried to use Xvfb to export the window but just not wining....

Export to where? Apache can not send a window to the browser. Or do you
want to send a bitmap of the window?

 

[oracle]

Thanks John,

What I trying to say is;

If one creates a form using Perl, It can be displayed in a browser.
I was hoping to be able to do the same with the Perl/Tk pogrom too!

Its seems that I need to write PPL and use plug-in....
Or just use Perl.

Unless there is a way to send execute ../cgi-bin/tk-test and send the
GUI to user session....

Robert

 

[James Willmore]

What I trying to say is;

If one creates a form using Perl, It can be displayed in a browser. I was
hoping to be able to do the same with the Perl/Tk pogrom too!

Its seems that I need to write PPL and use plug-in.... Or just use Perl.

Unless there is a way to send execute ../cgi-bin/tk-test and send the GUI
to user session....

There was a Perl-Tk plugin project that was started some time ago, but I
think it's dead now.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/perlplusplugin/

If nothing else, you may get some ideas from thier project to incorporate
into yours.

HTH

--
Jim

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[Joe Smith]

Unless there is a way to send execute ../cgi-bin/tk-test and send the
GUI to user session....

You can send a screenshot to the user as a GIF or PNG image, but you
cannot send the GUI to the user with just HTTP. You'll need a TCP-aware
GUI running on the end user's computer, like a Java applet.
-Joe

 

[Joe Smith]

If one creates a form using Perl, It can be displayed in a browser.
I was hoping to be able to do the same with the Perl/Tk pogrom too!

You can use Perl/Tk running on your computer _instead_ of a browser,
not in a browser. It's something that you install on a client, not server.
-Joe