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Using the Query Handler
Using the Query Handler
NOTE
You can specify a default query handler CGI program. A query handler processes
text sent to it via the ISINDEX tag in an HTML file.
ISINDEX is similar to a form text field in that it creates a text field in the HTML
page that can accept typed input. Unlike the information in a form text field,
however, the information in the ISINDEX box is immediately submitted when the
user presses Return. When you specify your default query handler, you tell your
server to which program to direct the input. For an in-depth discussion of the
ISINDEX tag, see an HTML reference manual.
To set a query handler, perform the following steps:
From the Server Manager, choose the Programs tab.
1.
Click the Query Handler link.
2.
The Query Handler window appears.
Use the Editing Picker to select the resource you want to set with a default
3.
query handler.
If you choose a directory, the query handler you specify runs only when the
server receives a URL for that directory or any file in that directory.
In the Default Query Handler field, enter the full path for the CGI program you
4.
want to use as the default for the resource you chose.
Click OK.
5.
Save and apply your changes.
6.
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Netscape Enterprise Server Administrator's Guide • November 2001
The use of Query Handlers is outdated. Although
Netscape Navigator clients still support it, it is rarely used. It is much more
common for people to use forms in their HTML pages to submit queries.
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