CGI and JavaScripts?

[Lucky13]

Well, here's my problem:
I use .js files for menus on my website http://kodhome.com, and I want to use a .cgi script that will randomly pick text and display it. I tried using the normal tag <!--#exec cgi="scripts/rand_text.cgi"--> within 'document.write', but it didn't work. Is there another way of doing this or is this a lost cause?
Thanks a lot.

 

[Canuckkev]

Why in the document.write? Jut put the tag right in your code, no script block is needed.

 

[atlas]

Originally posted by Lucky13
Well, here's my problem:
I use .js files for menus on my website http://kodhome.com, and I want to use a .cgi script that will randomly pick text and display it. I tried using the normal tag <!--#exec cgi="scripts/rand_text.cgi"--> within 'document.write', but it didn't work. Is there another way of doing this or is this a lost cause?
Thanks a lot.

I'm not quite sure what you're doing, but I think it'd be best to have a CGI script randomly generate the name of the .js file to include.

So

<!--#exec cgi="scripts/rand_text.cgi"-->

would output the JS code in your HTML that puts somethingrandom.js in.

-mk

 

[Lucky13]

ok...I tried using it without the "document.write" and it didn't work. What I'm trying to do, is make a random banner display. I think making a separate 14k .js file for each banner would be irrational. Does anyone know how to do this with Java? THanks a lot.

~Lucky

 

[Niaad]

include virtual

Try using:

<!--#include virtual="file.cgi"-->

I tried to use exec cgi before also, and it didn't work, so I used that...and it did. (Strange!)

 

[Lucky13]

muchas gracias, nick.