Software Program to Edit a CGI Script

[debbie1212]

I tried opening a CGI script in Notepad and it said it was too large to open it. I've heard you can't use WordPad for them because of formatting.

What should I use?

Thanks,
Debbie

 

[jvdboom]

You can open it maybe using edit (open an MS-Dos window & type edit) or you can download an ms-dos program called 'list'.

 

[133tcamel]

get editplus from

http://www.editplus.com/

it supports syntax highlighting and lots of other stuff.. you can even add shortcuts to syntax check/run your scripts

If you're a open source d00d (like me) and know delphi programming also, then search for OpenPerl-IDE @

http://sourceforge.net/..

cheers!
san.

 

[debbie1212]

Thanks to you both! I'll give them a try.

Debbie

 

[JJ1]

Vim is brilliant for Perl, HTML, PHP or anything.... You should try it. Visit:

ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim61.exe

(That's the self-installing executable for Windows)

James

 

[PaulTEG]

Textpad is a useful tool

http://www.textpad.com

 

[debbie1212]

Thanks everyone. I forgot about Textpad. Someone told me about it a long time ago.

I decided to go with EditPlus. I love the color coded syntax highlighting and the line numbering among other things.

Thanks,
Debbie

 

[133tcamel]

Editplus Tip
Goto the Tools -> Preferences.. fill up the following

Menu Text: Perl
Command: C:\usr\bin\perl (or the path to your activeperl)
Argument: $(FilePath)
Init Dir: $(FileDir)

This will help you run your perl programs by pressing CTRL+1 (no need to go the command line anymore

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san

 

[debbie1212]

Wow!! Great!! Thank you. I'm new to running Perl programs so every tip helps and that sounds like a great one.

Thanks,
Debbie

 

[JustKIDn]

Open-Perl-IDE is great. It also has syntax coloring and you can run your programs within the IDE.
You can set breakpoints. And you can watch the values of variables as they change. That's a great advantage to find out why your program doesn't behave as you thought it should.
And since it's open source, it's FREE!

http://open-perl-ide.sourceforge.net/

HTH

tgus

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[debbie1212]

Wow! That does sound great! I really like the idea of being able to see the variables. Since I'm trying to set up a shopping cart program that will really help.

Thanks,
Debbie

 

[CapnSteve]

I use the Perl Editor from

http://www.dzsoft.com

Only the first 120 lines are editable in the free version, but it's still useful because it lets you simulate GET and POST requests.