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Hey there, i need some help with a simple cgi script.
i cannot get it to write output to a file.
here is the script.
it works, in that it returns the correct info to the browser,
but it does not write a text file.
i need to be able with this script to store on my disk what is input
in the html form.
any suggestions ?
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i cannot get it to write output to a file.
here is the script.
#!/usr/bin/python
import cgi
form = cgi.FieldStorage()
Customer = form['Customer'].value
Field = form['Field'].value
data = [Customer, Field]
reshtml = """Content-Type: text/html\n
<html>
<head><title>Customer Data</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Customer Data</h1>
<p>Here ya go</p>
</body>
</html>"""
print reshtml + 'Customer =' + data[0]
print ' ' + ' Field = ' + data[1]
# this is where the script fails to do anything....
OutFile = open("/home/nephish/Test.txt", "w")
OutFile.write("Here is a spot of text to input")
OutFile.close
it works, in that it returns the correct info to the browser,
but it does not write a text file.
i need to be able with this script to store on my disk what is input
in the html form.
any suggestions ?
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Re: simple cgi script issue I ran a quick test and on my Windows XP Box it seems to be the file path it balks at. I had to give it the full file path (or at least back to where python.exe sits)
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try:
# needs full file path!
OutFile = open("/home/nephish/Test.txt", "w")
OutFile.write("Here is a spot of text to input")
OutFile.close()
print "File successfully written"
except IOError:
print "Cannot open file for writing"
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[php]
try:
# needs full file path!
OutFile = open("/home/nephish/Test.txt", "w")
OutFile.write("Here is a spot of text to input")
OutFile.close()
print "File successfully written"
except IOError:
print "Cannot open file for writing"
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Newbie Poster
OK, Here is what i got.
i got the correct text back when i submitted the form
then it printed out
"Cannot open file for writing"
i wonder if its a permissions issue, but i am running this from the user
'nephish' so perhaps its something else.
thanks, by the way.
i got the correct text back when i submitted the form
then it printed out
"Cannot open file for writing"
i wonder if its a permissions issue, but i am running this from the user
'nephish' so perhaps its something else.
thanks, by the way.
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