Elaborating, perhaps needlessly, on Corion's observations and questions:
- Is the server upon which the website is running the same machine as that where the executable runs?
- Do you need to capture (and perhaps process further) the output of the executable?
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So, where do you have the problem? What have you tried so far? Is this homework? Then, most likely, the solution is covered in your course material already.
You might want to read the fine Perl documentation, especially about the function system, about the backtick operator (qx) and possibly about the various IPC modules, many of which already come with Perl. Depending on your unstated needs, you might also find Win32::Process of interest. But without you telling us what you need, what you've tried, and where your problems are, all our help can only remain unspecific.
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This is a non-trivial task, if you are new to perl and web technologies. The first piece of advice is to seek the assistance of someone who knows how to configure your web server to allow you to run perl CGI programs. Since you want to run an external executable, additional security issues may surface, depending on what your program wants to access.
For your part, you can start learning cgi.
"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two... "
- Sir Norman Wisdom
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Since this is a Windows system, PerlScript would be an alternative to using a web server.
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The OP seems to want SERVER-SIDE perl, so, perlscript may well be an option. However, it still requires web-server configuration, although the Activestate install does most of it if allowed to.
"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two... "
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