PHP List,
I'm writing a PHP script that has a form which accesses a CGI script on
an external web site.
The CGI I am accessing is a Japanese dictionary. My form will take
Japanese input, send it to the external server, and hopefully return
with a list of words and definitions. I hope to be able to trap the
output from the external server in such a way that I can use PHP to
maniplate the output and structure it for insertion into a database.
What I have for the <form> tag is:
echo "<form method=\"uri\"
action=\"http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic?9MGI\";>";
The "9MGI" part is syntax specific to the CGI script at monash.edu.au
that I am accessing. It says to use utf8 encoding, and specifies which
dictionary to use.
The method is "uri", so that the text included in the form will be
appended to the URL.
When I test my script in my FireFox browser, I get a pop up window
asking me what to do with a "bin" file. I click to save it, and I get a
file called "wwwjdic" on my desktop.
I'm a little lost here. Is this a problem of PHP not knowing what to do
with the returned output? Is it an issue with the script at
monash.edu.au that I need to contact the developer about? Is it
something do to with how the form action is structured?
Please advise on how to diagnose and address this problem.
If necessary, please tell me where this issue would be best addressed if
it is not a PHP issue.
Thank you for your time and help.
--
Dave M G
--
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
