2/11/2008 .com Solutions Inc.(TM) CGIScripter 2.38 Demo Read Me file Linux Installation Notes 1) Download the cgiscripterxxxdemo_linux.gz file from the web site (where xxx is replaced with the version number). 2) Decompress the file with gunzip: gunzip cgiscripterxxxdemo_linux.gz. 3) If necessary, move the application to the permanent location where you want to keep it on your hard drive. This location should be within your path variable if you will launch it from the shell. 4) Make sure that Perl is installed on your system (Perl 5.6.1 is recommended): perl -v 5) Make the application executable: chmod +x cgiscripterxxxdemo_linux Solaris Installation Notes 1) Download the cgiscripterxxxdemo_solaris.gz file from the web site (where xxx is replaced with the version number). 2) Decompress the file with gunzip: gunzip cgiscripterxxxdemo_solaris.gz. 3) If necessary, move the application to the permanent location where you want to keep it on your hard drive. This location should be within your path variable if you will launch it from the shell. 4) Make sure that Perl is installed on your system (Perl 5.6.1 is recommended): perl -v 5) Make the application executable: chmod +x cgiscripterxxxdemo_solaris Mac OS X Installation Notes 1) Download the cgiscripterxxxDemoMacOSX.dmg disk image file from the web site (where xxx is replaced with the version number). 2) The disk image file should open automatically after being downloaded by your browser. Otherwise, just double-click on the file to open it. 3) Copy the application to your Applications folder (or anywhere else you choose). Launch CGIScripter by double-clicking on its icon. Windows Installation Notes 1) Download the cgiscripterxxxDemoWindows.zip file from the web site to the location where you want it to reside on your hard drive. The application file may be installed anywhere on your hard drive, it does not have to go into the C:\Program Files directory. 2) Use WinZip to decompress the file containing CGIScripter. 3) Launch the application by double-clicking on it. There are no registry entries or external DLLs required. You may make a shortcut to the application on your desktop or in the Start/Programs menu. VERSION HISTORY: Version 2.38: 2/11/2008 - Fixed issue with generation of CGI scripts for DB2 databases. - Re-compiled as a Universal Binary application on MacOSX. Version 2.35: 10/14/2004 - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for FileMaker 7 databases (for Windows only). Support for MacOS X will be added after a FileMaker 7 ODBC driver is available for MacOS X. - Improved Perl CGI script generation for Oracle 10G databases. - Enabled the entry of Oracle service names with more than 8 characters. Version 2.19: 8/14/2004 - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for FrontBase databases, for both Windows and MacOS X web servers. Version 2.08: 6/3/2004 - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for PostgreSQL databases, for both Windows and UNIX web servers. Due to issues with the DBD-Pg module and ODBC driver issues on Windows - reading/writing BLOBs is not supported on Windows web servers. Reading and writing of images (BLOBs) is fully supported with the Apache web server running on UNIX/Linux. Version 1.73: 2/18/2004 - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for Sybase databases, for both Windows and UNIX web servers. Due to lack of support for using bind variables with TEXT and IMAGE columns there are a couple of differences in using the Sybase scripts listed in the troubleshooting section of the instructions file generated with these scripts. - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for DB2 databases, for both Windows and UNIX web servers. - Added support for HTML checkboxes on HTML web forms to facilitate the creation of web survey forms. - Improved the entry of Auto-Enter Serial Number fields within the CGIScripter graphical interface. Since Serial Number fields are treated as the primary key for the database table, these columns must have the "Not Empty" validation feature enabled. The graphical interface now sets the "Not Empty" validation method automatically when selecting "Serial Number" from the Auto-Enter menu. Version 1.62: 12/16/2003 - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for Access databases, for both Windows and UNIX web servers. - Added support for generating Perl CGI scripts for SQL Server databases, for both Windows and UNIX web servers. - UNIX/Linux/MacOS X web server based Perl CGI scripts generated for Access and SQL Server databases do not require ODBC drivers to be licensed or installed on the web server. These scripts utilize a DBI:Proxy connection to ODBC drivers available on the database server. - The demo version of CGIScripter is now fully functional for generating Perl CGI scripts and saving configuration files. The only limitation to the demo version is that configuration files cannot be re-loaded into the application. Version 1.51: 11/24/2003 - Implemented solution for loading configuration filenames longer than 31 characters on MacOS X. This process happens transparently without any user intervention. - Added "Integers Only" field validation method. - Updated "Numbers Only" data validation to allow entry of "-", ".", "e" and "E" characters. - Enabled entry of "_" characters within database username field (for MySQL and Oracle databases). - Output directory names including spaces will also work correctly on all platforms. Version 1.50: 10/15/2003 - Disabled data validation for Auto-Enter fields in Submit form processing to prevent problems with incorrect combinations of features preventing proper operation of the CGI code. - Removed FileMaker comment from generated SQL code for Oracle and MySQL databases. - Removed CGI.pm call to header() before output of dynamic web page upon successful form submission for Submit and Update validation scripts. Version 1.49: 9/19/2003 - Corrected handling of value lists used on generated HTML pages. Version 1.48: 8/22/2003 - Initial Release