search.cgi does not run

[Anonymous]

I've indexed my site using the CGI settings, yet I cannot get /search.cgi to run.

The message I receive is:

Unable to open settings.zdat
The system cannot find the file specified.
Check file permissions and that file exists

Just to confirm, all Zoom files should be set with 755 as their file permissions, correct?

Any other ideas?

Thanks

[Ray]

Did you make sure you've uploaded ALL the required files in the same directory (eg. "/cgi-bin/")? The error indicates that the CGI is executing but it can not find the settings.zdat file, or it can not open it. "755" is required for search.cgi (and the cgi-bin folder itself), "744" for the .zdat files and search_template.html.

Also, make sure you have uploaded all the files in binary mode.

You might also want to check out our FAQ page for CGI:
http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom/support/faq_cgi.html