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CGI or ASP

[pcguru333]

Ok

Maybe this is the wrong forum but here it goes...

I need to create a form and I am not a CGI or ASP kinda guy if you know what I mean. I am willing to use either one (my host will allow both I just have to pick one). I just need to know which one would have the best output/format/easy on the eyes. You see the forms will be processed by the server and sent to my client and I want the output of the form to be legible.

Thanks

[tedster]

A lot depends on what the content of the form is. I use cgi scripts, and I'm far fom a perl wizard. But the little bit of tweaking involved to make the output nicely formatted is very easy to figure out.

Just pick a script, test and tweak.

[korkus2000]

Find out what asp components your host has. ASPEmail, CDONTS. These are quite easy to use. You might find it easier to use asp than cgi. Do a search for the component they have on the box and you will find tons of tutorials on how to set up the page. It really is quite easy in asp.

here is a thread on asp and sending emails.
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[richlowe]

It also depends on whether your host is IIS or Apache (or something else). For apache, PHP is probably the best choice, and for IIS ASP is almost certainly a better choice. CGI is an older standard which requires more overhead than either choice.

Richard Lowe