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in reply to Re^4: How to access an unknown number of CGI variables in a CGI script
in thread How to access an unknown number of CGI variables in a CGI script

It's a reasonable question to ask, for the answer to this and much more about CGI I suggest you take the time to work through Ovid's CGI Course. Lesson 2 covers "A closer look at the CGI.pm module and why you shouldn't roll your own.".