Re^2: CGI.pm not seeing params in URL?

[VSarkiss]

There is no way to have them taken into consideration implicitly...

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There is, although it's not a good idea. Look in the source of CGI.pm for the comment

# Some people want to have their cake and eat it too!

and uncomment the lines below it....
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Update
The word "implicitly" just sank in. Nevermind....

[Aristotle]

Okay, I didn’t know that; but considering that any module can be made to do anything if you patch it, I don’t regard that as pertinent. I certainly wouldn’t want to rely on a feature in a patched module – what if I copy the script to another machine? What if I need to upgrade the module?

[VSarkiss]

To be fair, I did say that it's not a good idea. But there are shops (which shall remain nameless) that do this patch as a matter of course, so don't be surprised if you encounter it.