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Storm clouds are hovering in the drug research domain where Indian companies have raked in the moolah from a string of successful discoveries.Research costs are on the rise and the chances of success in discoveries are less. The time to develop new drugs has also lengthened. A few years ago, it took around two years to launch a new drug; it now takes over six after approvals and clinical trials.According to Paresh Vaish, director of the Boston Consulting Group, the cost of research is rising. The cost would be $2.3 billion in 2010 from $1.5 billion now, he said.Vaish, who analyses drug trends, said a company launched only one drug from a pipeline of eight molecules between 1995 and 2000. It is one from 13 molecules now.Like the global majors, In-3ian pharm
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the f
Key Indicator, as referred to in this article, applies to both KPI: Key Performance Indicators and KSI: Key Strategic IndicatorsKey Indicators allow you to track the health, growth and performance of your business. By looking at what values are important, then tracking and measuring them over time, you can determine exactly where you are in your progress towards your business development goals.Most business owners believe they have a ‘good feel’ for the way their business is running. This is probably true but it is not really enough for your business to be successful. The Key Indicators in your business need to be developed and scheduled to track and measure your progress over time.Key Indicators can be used to track both measurable and non measurable areas of your bu
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is not a programming language but a standard that allows visitors to interact with your website. CGI scripts can be written in a number of different languages but most are written in Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language).
This article gives you details of five free CGI scripts that will do the following:
1. Mail out your Newsletter from your server 2. Track the number of times your free E-Book is
downloaded 3. Rotate banners on your website 4. Create your own auto responders 5. Allow visitors to recommend your website to friends
At the end of this article are details of where to download these 5 free scripts. But first, here are some basic guidelines on how to configure and install CGI scripts:
1. CGI programs usually come in a zip file. Unzip the file and open the README file. This document will give you instructions for configuring the program file.
2. Open the program file using a text editor such as NOTEPAD (the program file will usually have the file extension .cgi but may have other extensions such as .pl).
In most CGI programs you will have to configure the following 4 items:
(a) the path to perl
This is where the perl program resides on your server. The path will usually be:
#!/usr/bin/perl
but could be:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
If you're unsure what your 'path to perl' is, check your web host's online 'manual' or FAQs. If you can't find it there, simply ask your web host.
(b) the path to sendmail
Most CGI programs notify you when your visitors have completed a particular action, and for that, the program needs to know where the 'sendmail' program resides on your server. The path to your UNIX sendmail program will usually be: /usr/sbin/sendmail
But it could also be something like this: /usr/lib/sendmail
Again, check the documentation on your web host's website, or simply ask your web host.
(c) the absolute path to your CGI directory
The absolute path tells the CGI program exactly where to find the file (or files) that it needs to open. Unfortunately, the absolute path to your CGI directory is not something you will be able to guess or deduce - it is completely arbitrary and depends entirely on how the system administrator at your web host has partitioned your host's hard drive.
The easiest way to find out your absolute path is to ask your web host. Another way is by using telnet - just type in pwd (print working directory) and that should give you your absolute path.
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the fi
When thinking of working from home you need to watch out for the scams out there. People want you to fill in surveys each day, or put things in envelopes, or even more mundane than that (there are worse things to be doing at home....)But you're worth more than that aren't you ?So what can do undertake at home ? Well as you are reading this, then you are already online and if you are reading then you know a bit about article sites perhaps ?Can you type? Can you write, well write about things you are passionate about ?I say this because many online ventures start off with articles. This means people writing about subjects like I am here to draw the reader in, provide some excellent information and then send them onto somewhere else.Does that sound like som
downloaded 3. Rotate banners on your website 4. Create your own auto responders 5. Allow visitors to recommend your website to friends
At the end of this article are details of where to download these 5 free scripts. But first, here are some basic guidelines on how to configure and install CGI scripts:
1. CGI programs usually come in a zip file. Unzip the file and open the README file. This document will give you instructions for configuring the program file.
2. Open the program file using a text editor such as NOTEPAD (the program file will usually have the file extension .cgi but may have other extensions such as .pl).
In most CGI programs you will have to configure the following 4 items:
(a) the path to perl
This is where the perl program resides on your server. The path will usually be:
#!/usr/bin/perl
but could be:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
If you're unsure what your 'path to perl' is, check your web host's online 'manual' or FAQs. If you can't find it there, simply ask your web host.
(b) the path to sendmail
Most CGI programs notify you when your visitors have completed a particular action, and for that, the program needs to know where the 'sendmail' program resides on your server. The path to your UNIX sendmail program will usually be: /usr/sbin/sendmail
But it could also be something like this: /usr/lib/sendmail
Again, check the documentation on your web host's website, or simply ask your web host.
(c) the absolute path to your CGI directory
The absolute path tells the CGI program exactly where to find the file (or files) that it needs to open. Unfortunately, the absolute path to your CGI directory is not something you will be able to guess or deduce - it is completely arbitrary and depends entirely on how the system administrator at your web host has partitioned your host's hard drive.
The easiest way to find out your absolute path is to ask your web host. Another way is by using telnet - just type in pwd (print working directory) and that should give you your absolute path.
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the f
Each year, the Super Bowl provides marketers opportunity to study and learn from the games' advertisers, players, and coordinators. Super Bowl XXXVI (February, 2002) was no exception. Foremost, of course, was The Game's appropriately patriotic theme. America's mettle and proud heritage were showcased to the world through this year's red, white, and blue logo; music selection by the performers; and depictions of historic U.S. icons. The Game further supported U.S. patriotism through the presence of the armed services, police department, and fire department at the game as well as interviews with troops in Afghanistan. Finally, as if by design, the unlikely Patriots won the championship.Super Bowl XXXVI provided other lessons as well -- lessons applicable to small budgets as well as l
In most CGI programs you will have to configure the following 4 items:
(a) the path to perl
This is where the perl program resides on your server. The path will usually be:
#!/usr/bin/perl
but could be:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
If you're unsure what your 'path to perl' is, check your web host's online 'manual' or FAQs. If you can't find it there, simply ask your web host.
(b) the path to sendmail
Most CGI programs notify you when your visitors have completed a particular action, and for that, the program needs to know where the 'sendmail' program resides on your server. The path to your UNIX sendmail program will usually be: /usr/sbin/sendmail
But it could also be something like this: /usr/lib/sendmail
Again, check the documentation on your web host's website, or simply ask your web host.
(c) the absolute path to your CGI directory
The absolute path tells the CGI program exactly where to find the file (or files) that it needs to open. Unfortunately, the absolute path to your CGI directory is not something you will be able to guess or deduce - it is completely arbitrary and depends entirely on how the system administrator at your web host has partitioned your host's hard drive.
The easiest way to find out your absolute path is to ask your web host. Another way is by using telnet - just type in pwd (print working directory) and that should give you your absolute path.
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the f
Only a few years ago, direct marketing meant sending out thousands of letters that included an advertising offer to customer or prospect address lists and sending them through the postal system. Bulk email marketing is e-version of yesterday’s direct marketing. Today, the only thing that has changed is the means of delivery. But all the other components remain the same.As in traditional direct marketing, the “list” is still a vital component of any successful bulk email marketing campaign. You need a list and the better the list, the better the results. If you don’t have a list, you better start building one now. In all events, your list should be an opt-in list – i.e. the recipients have indicated a willingness to receive promotional email.The “offer” is another vital
But it could also be something like this: /usr/lib/sendmail
Again, check the documentation on your web host's website, or simply ask your web host.
(c) the absolute path to your CGI directory
The absolute path tells the CGI program exactly where to find the file (or files) that it needs to open. Unfortunately, the absolute path to your CGI directory is not something you will be able to guess or deduce - it is completely arbitrary and depends entirely on how the system administrator at your web host has partitioned your host's hard drive.
The easiest way to find out your absolute path is to ask your web host. Another way is by using telnet - just type in pwd (print working directory) and that should give you your absolute path.
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the f
Are You Good at Climbing? I climbed out of my crib very early, and proceeded to live a very hyperactive childhood, so I have been told by parents, aunts, elder cousins, and others who have known me my entire life. I have noticed that whenever these individuals relate this story, their pupils dilate. According to some researchers and body language experts, this means that they either find me attractive as a person, or that I am a source of anxiety. I certainly hope for the former interpretation, as it would be emotionally unhealthy for these individuals to hold a grudge, now that I have reached adulthood.Within a few months after I escaped the confines of my crib, I was climbing the stair-stepped configuration made possible by opening drawers in certain pieces of
(d) Your email address
This is the address that the CGI program will use to notify you when an action has been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload the program files to your cgi-bin (or a directory off your cgi-bin) using ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as this will play havoc with the line-breaks in the script.
4. Set the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing mode) is the term for setting security permissions on files. The README file will usually tell you the permissions that you need to set for each file. The script file will need to be set to 755. This allows the file's owner to read, write, and execute the file; anyone else can only read and execute it.
You can set the permissions using telnet, but the easiest way is to use the built-in option in your FTP program.
5. Calling the Script
Now that you've configured the script, uploaded it and set the permissions, it's time to try it out! You do this by 'calling the script' using a URL in an HTML document. This is what the URL for calling your script will normally look like:
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi
Again, the README file should have specific instructions on how to call the script. In addition, most CGI programs are accompanied by a web page that contains the form your visitors would use to call the script.
And now here are the details of the 5 free CGI scripts I mentioned earlier:
----------------------- Subscribe Me Lite -----------------------
Subscribe Me Lite is a program that allows prospects/customers to automatically subscribe and/or unsubscribe themselves from your mailing list. It has a built-in mass mailing form for sending out your newsletter or updates.
More Information: http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/subscribe/index2.html
----------------------- Rob's File Tracker -----------------------
Rob's File Tracker is a perl script that counts file downloads or click-thrus to any file. Very useful if you want to know how many people are downloading your free E-Book.
More Information: http://www.robplanet.com/cgi/tracker/
----------------------- AdRotate Pro -----------------------
AdRotate Pro is an ad rotation program that's easy to setup and easy to use. Features include unlimited rotations, expiry by date, views or clicks, default ads for when all ads are expired, and customer reports.
More Information: http://www.vanbrunt.com/adrotate/
----------------------- MasterRecommend -----------------------
This script allows visitors to recommend your website to a friend by sending an email, without leaving your website. The program will also send you a copy of your visitor's message (nice to know what your visitors think about your website).
More Information: http://www.willmaster.com/master/recommend/MasterRecommendmanual.html
----------------------- Master Auto-Responder -----------------------
This is a standard auto-responder program. The script allows you to set the "From:" and "Subject:" lines for your auto-response.You can also choose to receive a copy of each email that the auto-responder receives.
More Information: http://mastercgi.com/howtoinfo/howautoresponderswork.shtml
If you need more help installing your CGI scripts, here are two excellent free tutorials:
http://spider-food.net/install-a-cgi-script.html ht
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