Query string help!

Hi justin.

Its real easy using the CGI module. Take a look. It takes care of QUERY_STRING/CONTENT_LENGTH.

code:

use CGI qw/:standard/;
$action = param('action');
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Hope that helps,

Arpith



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Ok, I think I understand your problem so see if this will do it for you.

code:

$string = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};
$string =~ m/action=(.+)/sogi;
$action = 1;
print $action;
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Hmm, it doesn't seem to work Orpheus. Here's the full script. Please tell me whats wrong...

code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

#######################################################################
## POST.CGI
## Justin Stayton
## Copyright (c) 2000 Justin Stayton
#######################################################################

#######################################################################
## VARIABLES
#######################################################################

#######################################################################
## CODE
#######################################################################

## PARSE URL DATA
$string = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};
$string =~ m/action=(.+)/sogi;
$action = 1;

## USE THE PARSED DATA AND SHOW INFORMATION
if($action eq "showpost") { &showpost; }
elsif($action eq "showreply") { &showreply; }
elsif($action eq "savepost") { &savepost; }
elsif($action eq "savereply") { &savereply; }
else { &showerror; }

## SHOW POST PAGE
sub showpost {
   print "this is a test 1";
   exit;
}

## SHOW REPLY PAGE
sub showreply {
   print "this is a test 2";
   exit;
}

## SAVE POST CODE
sub savepost {
   print "this is a test 3";
   exit;
}

## SAVE REPLY CODE
sub savereply {
   print "this is a test 4";
   exit;
}

## SHOW ERROR PAGE
sub showerror {
   print "this is a test 5";
   exit;
}

#######################################################################
## END OF POST.CGI
#######################################################################
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Because

code:

######################################################################### PARSE URL DATA
$string = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};
$string =~ m/action=(.+)/sogi;
$action = 1;[/code] sets $action equal to 1, not to the action, and you're checking $action later for 'showpost' and such.

[This message has been edited by roBofh (edited 05 June 2000).] 

erp... major typo

replace 1 with $1

THAT will work. promise

Aha! Thanks alot everyone...

ORPHEUS: did you get my e-mail? what's your ICQ or AIM address?

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