Re: CGI.pm and Use of uninitialized value in pattern match

[jeffa]

Try this:

$user = $1 if $query->param('user') && $query->param('user') =~ /(\w{3
+,12})/;

Or, if the value zero is valid:

$user = $1 if defined( $query->param('user') ) && $query->param('user'
+) =~ /(\w{3,12})/;

etc. The idea is to first check for defined-ness and then act on that variable if it is.