CGIs called with "Action" form attribute

[jdac]

I have Apache 2 running on my Linux (DEBIAN) computer. I can execute CGI's correctly if I access them directly, for example
at http://localhost/cgi-bin/example.cgi.
However if i call that very same cgi from any FORM, for example with
"action=/usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin/example.cgi" as the FORM
action attribute , a dialog
box will open asking me if i want to DOWNLOAD the cgi, instead of executing it! :confused:
Can someone please illuminate me? It's getting frustrating :(
(NOTE: im using firefox as my browser)

[Carla Schroder]

Doesn't the path to your .cgi have to be a url, rather than a filepath? like http://localhost/foosite/example.cgi

[jdac]

yeah, that worked just fine!

thank you very much!

[Carla Schroder]

ZOMG it worked???

Cool. :)