[Tutor] CGI call

Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:42:26 -0800

I have a simple hit counter and I don't know how to call it from my web
page. Looking at a similar script, I've tried the line

<!--#include virtual="cgi-bin/counter.py" -->,

but this doesn't do it. The script only runs when I link directly to it. The
counter script is below. What do I need to change?

Jon Cosby

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print "Content-type: text/html"
print
print "<HEAD><TITLE>Python Hit Counter</TITLE></HEAD>"
print "<BODY>"

InFile = open("C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cgi-bin\count.dat", "r")
Hits = InFile.readline()
x = int(Hits) + 1
InFile.close()
OutFile = open(DataFile, "w")
OutFile.write(str(x))
OutFile.close()

print "<P><H2>Jon Cosby's web page - Total hits: ", str(x)
print "</H2></BODY>"
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