Dear Webmaster,
If you have received an email from one of your customers requesting help on the server side of installation of SNG's M-C-M Simple headline software, this file will help you provide this support. The steps listed below are a one time only process. Once you've followed these steps, the new Simple Headline software will be ready to run with no further help.
1. M-C-M Simple software requires Perl scripts, which update ascii files. The Perl scripts, called UPsimpsonIn.pl, and UPsimpsonRead.pl should be saved in the cgi-bin directory, corresponding to the user. The scripts also need a little modification. In the "open" command in them, there's an absolute-path to a txt file which needs updating (it's the same file in both scripts). This path should be modified to suit the user's needs. The user should tell you which txt file is needed updating. (e.g. /pub/usr/myname/simple/UPsimpleIn.txt). Please help the customer by supplying this path and, once completed, making sure that the Perl scripts are ready to work,. i.e., Permissions, End-Of-Lines, etc. For example, the Perl script should have an "execute by world" permission.
2. Next, once the user has established their desired output-file, the whole path to that file should be "open," so that "world" will be able to write to it. (e.g. Permission 777.)
3. The user will also have an html form file. This file should "post" to the above Perl script. Please instruct the user which path the Perl script is on (e.g. /cgi-bin/UPsimpleIn.pl).
4. The user should now have their new SNG software up and running.
5. SNG and its customers thank you for your help.