I use a module called cgi-lib.pm which I have found a lot of sites use. the
reason for using *main::input is that the module using readparse is designed
to cope with most situations regarding url parsed data.
http://cgi-lib.stanford.edu/cgi-lib/
Does any one else disagree with using this, I have used it many times as
many sites have used it. Its just a case of ease, and if this is old hat I'd
rather move on to better stuff any comments
John
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To: MOORHOUSE, John NW Group Risk
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Subject: Re: What am I doing wrong
>>>>> "MOORHOUSE," == MOORHOUSE, John NW Group Risk
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MOORHOUSE,> Is there any way of initialling a *main::input in one go
MOORHOUSE,> i.e *main::input=(); doesn't work
This is already heading down the dangerous path. Why are you using
a symbol-table variable if you don't want a symbol-table variable?
If you want something temporary:
{
local *main::input;
$status = whatever->ReadParse(*main::input);
... use %main::input;
}
But the evilness of that ReadParse word is making me shudder already.
That's so... uh... perl4-ish.
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