Installation of csvman script.

Before uploading you must make some changes in script and if you want edit
templates to your design

1. Open csv.cgi file

1.1 Change first line to path of perl interpreter. Usially #!/usr/bin/perl or
    #!/usr/local/bin/perl
1.2 Edit path to csv datafiles. It must be unix path to directory
    where placed csv files
1.3 Edit path to templates. It must be unix path to directory 
    where placed templates.

2. Edit templates.

2.1 link.html template
    In this file you can define how to be looks of finded links.
Variables: 
<%0%> - first field of record in csv database
<%1%> - second field of record in csv database
...
<%n%> - when n last field of record.


Example : in csv file present record

1;Alex;webmaster@mycgiscripts.com;http://www.mycgiscripts.com;

in this case 
<%0%> = 1
<%1%> = Alex
<%2%> = webmaster@mycgiscripts.com
<%3%> = http://www.mycgiscripts.com

2.2 search_results.html
    This file used as template for show user search in csv database
Variables

<%total%> - how many records found

<%links%> - link to subtemplate ( link.html )
            Will be displayed all links which found, and template for show
            every record will be link.html file
2.3 added.html
     This file is used when user added the link in csv database

Variables:

<%message%> - status of link adding. Success or not.

3. Upload the csv.cgi file in ASCII mode and CHMOD to 755
4. Upload others files
5. Upload csv files and change permissions to 666.


Format of script calling:

Add record

Use this form (num of fields is not limited)

<form action=/cgi-bin/demo/csv/csv.cgi method=post>
Value 1<input type="text" name="0" size="20"><br>
Value 2<input type="text" name="1" size="20"><br>
Value 3<input type="text" name="2" size="20"><br>
Value 4<input type="text" name="3" size="20"><br>
Value 5<input type="text" name="4" size="20">

<input type="submit" value="Add Record" name="B1">
<input type='hidden' value='1' name='add'>
<input type='hidden' value='4' name='total'>
<input type='hidden' value='test.csv' name='csv'>
</p></form>

Hidden values:
total - num of fields
0 - first field
1 - second field
etc

csv - name of csv database to which need to add record.


Search record

<form action=/cgi-bin/demo/csv/csv.cgi method=post>
<p>keyword <input type="text" name="search" size="20"><input type="submit" value="Search" name="B1"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2">
<input type='hidden' value='2' name='field'>
<input type='hidden' value='test.csv' name='csv'>
<small>Search by field N3</small>
</p></form>

Hidden values

field - num of field by which search goes (0,1,2,3,etc)
csv   - name of csv file for searching


If you have troubles installing this script, email me (cgi@mycgiscripts.com)
for script installation.

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