[Zope] [newbie] cgi-tasks howto? stupid question

[Rajil Saraswat]

i tried out this but this isnt working  out for me. can you point out the
error.

my index_html file is
<dtml-var standard_html_header>
<FORM method=post action=http://localhost:8080/3inet/print>
Enter name: <INPUT type=text name=valname><BR>

<INPUT type=submit>
</FORM>
<dtml-var standard_html_footer>


the print file is
<dtml-var standard_html_header>
<h2> 
<dtml-var valname>
</h2>
<dtml-var standard_html_footer>


when i submit the form the print page is outputted but the value of the
textbox(valname) is not outputted. whats wrong?

another thing i havent understood is that zope.org is running on zope,
then why they donot have url based on 8080. if they are using pcgi then
the url must have been http://zope.org/zope.cgi/index_html   isnt this so?
i also want my url to be simply on http://localhost, what do i need to do
for this.
Thanks for helping me out.

On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Nils Kassube wrote:

> rajil@iitk.ac.in (Rajil Saraswat) wrote:
> 
> > browser with the name as valname. Then how do i print this valname thru
> > dtml.
> 
> This is easy. 
> 
> <dtml-var valname>
> 
> See the rules for "Name Lookup" in the DTML Reference Guide. There
> are circumstances where it's not so simple... 
> 
> > ofcourse i checked out with the guides but could locate cgi calls,
> 
> That's so because the documentation sucks^H^H^H^H^Hneeds to
> be improved. Digital Creations is aware of this.
> 
> > ps: dont kick me out, everybody has to have a start.
> 
> We are all gentle tolerant people here. Well, most of the time.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nils
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