Javascript executing perl?

[Nongolf]

Hello, I'm not sure that this is the most appropiate forum, as my problem involves perl as well.
In any case, I'm attempting to have a javascript execute a perl file. I have a htm document with a line like:

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="perl_med_java_test.pl"></SCRIPT>

And the file it's suppose to execute looks like:

#!C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe
print "<!-- BEGIN\n";
print "document.write(\"perl test\");\n";
print "// END -->";

But nothing happens, and I can't see why.
I'd be very grateful for any insigts here.
Nongolf.

[vinyl-junkie]

As far as I know, this isn't something you can have javascript do for you. Javascript scripts execute javascript code, not Perl code or any other scripting language.

[Nongolf]

Yeah, I did think it sounded almost too good to be true, but I didn't make it up myself.

I was looking for a simple visit-counter that I could understand/modify. I found this:

designz.yoll.net/text_counter.html

I would have added the h-t-t-p stuff in front there, only this rather anal forum won't let me - even with the auto-parse link option unchecked.

May wanna look into that, admin. I even had to leave the page and come back here before I was allowed to post.
Bad admin! Shame on you!

Thanks.
Nongolf

[vinyl-junkie]

Looks like the instructions for that script are pretty straightforward. What sort of modifications to the code are you trying to make? We don't really have a Perl expert here on the forums (that I'm aware of anyway), but perhaps we can still help.

Just so you know, the AHFB forums require you to have 5 quality posts before you can post a link. It's an anti-spam measure.

As a side note, I noticed that website you mentioned launches a new and decidedly spammy window. Not your fault, but whoever owns that website should be shot!

[Nongolf]

Looks like the instructions for that script are pretty straightforward. What sort of modifications to the code are you trying to make?

Well, none that I wasn't forced to yet. It didn't run, so I made sure that the javascript was executing with a simple "write.document" call. Since that checked out, I tried to make sure that the perl program was executing by making it real simple (or so I think). I replaced all the perl with those three simple print calls described in my first post.
That's where I am now. I can't verify that the perl bit is actually executing.

Just so you know, the AHFB forums require you to have 5 quality posts before you can post a link. It's an anti-spam measure.

Yeah, I was told so - and also how I would be allowed to post an URL: by unchecking the "Automatically parse links in text". And that's perfectly fine, only it didn't work - I had to leave this here reply page and come back to re-post.

As a side note, I noticed that website you mentioned launches a new and decidedly spammy window. Not your fault, but whoever owns that website should be shot!

My apologies. I haven't had any windows launched myself.

Nongolf, would settle for some tar and feather-rolling.