I'm having a problem running a script generated from html.pl that I have added. After someone performs a search they are returned with their results and there is an image they can click on to record that item into an array. The action is

input type="image" src="lb.gif" border="0" name="ImageID" value="C3005" action="lightbox.cgi"

But the problem I am having is that a logon screen is popping up when I click to perform that action. I noticed that after a person performs a search in the http header fields that the user is now assigned a "default" user id.

How do I prevent this logon from popping up? And how would I allow the script or action to perform? Thanks.

 
You're saying that, when you call the other cgi script, you are getting the DBMan login page?

I don't understand. (I think I've been on the forum too long today. My brain is getting muddled.) Possibly if you gave us the URL to your database so we could see what was happening, we might be able to help.



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JPD

You came close to the full URL, but not quite.

You have

action="www.photoresearchers.com/tests/database/lightbox.cgi"

Try

action="http://www.photoresearchers.com/tests/database/lightbox.cgi"


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JPD

I still get the same error.

The url is http://photoresearchers.com/tests/database/

type something like "boys" in the search field. After the images are displayed there is a little "LB" above the upper left hand corner of each image. It should then give you a login screen after you click on the action.

Try putting the entire URL of your cgi script into action=. That might work.


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JPD

I tried adding the whole url of the script and I still get the same result. Do I have to setup permissons for a default user? Do you have any other suggestions?

What happens if you just put


on an html page? Does it work then?


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JPD

I pasted the code on it's own page and it works. But when I try the same thing when it is generated in html.pl it doesn't work.

I have one other suggestion. If this doesn't do it, I don't have any other thoughts.

Instead of


try




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JPD

It works!!! Thank you so much JPD. I didn't think about putting the action in the form tag. You have been a great help. Keep up the great work!

Yay!!!

But I've learned something today, too, so we all win!


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JPD