Dexter,
That's absolutley it. lol
For example, I have the ubb_whos_online_ssi.cgi.. when you call it up cold in a browser, it will display just the simple text "Username, there are 25 users and 12 guests on the forums in the last X minutes".
I want to create a file called.. say.. ubb_whos_online_ssi1.cgi, and JUST have the total count display.. in the above case, 37 users.. And i just want this CGI file to display "37"... nothing more.
I will then use that CGI file as an SSI call on my homepage in various advertisments for my forums area.