The alternative method for invoking the AMS via an SSI tag also happens to be the more powerful and flexible approach. This method involves construction of an #exec cmd tag. This form of SSI tag is invoked similarly, but instead of using the relative url for the cgi-bin directory, it uses the absolute pathname for that directory. To illustrate, let's assume the cgi-bin directory has the absolute pathname /usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin, in which case the SSI tag used would be:
<!--#exec cmd="/usr/local/etc/httpd/
cgi-bin/ams_shell.pl"-->
One thing to note is that instead of the ams_ssi.cgi script we are using the shell version of the same program (ams_shell.pl). This version has been modified for use with the #exec cmd tag specifically.
The real power of using the #exec cmd version is that you can pass the RULE you want to use directly to the AMS system by way of a command line argument. Suppose you have a relation set up which uses the rule AD:USE_THIS_RELATION. You can instruct the AMS to use this relation directly by using the following SSI tag:
<!--#exec cmd="/usr/local/etc/httpd/cgi-bin/ams_shell.pl AD:USE_THIS_RELATION"-->
In general, you pass the exact rule as the command line argument in your SSI tag, but this will only work with the shell form.
