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in reply to CGI form results to XML

use CGI "param"; my @birthdays = param("birthday");

CGI. It really is that easy. Don’t roll your own. You have to be an expert in all the relevant RFCs as well as browser quirks to do it well and any expert wouldn’t do it because it’s already done.

Also, do *not* write your own XML. It’s similarly much more difficult to do right than is obvious. XML::LibXML or XML::Simple are typical choices and the latter can be easy if you know its limitations v your actual task.

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Re^2: CGI form results to XML
by 7stud (Deacon) on Feb 17, 2013 at 01:29 UTC
    ++ for being able to decipher that post.

      7stud I have a question

      where do I put the code you suggested if I want these repeat HTML name and value fields (Birthdays) and all the rest of the name and value fields in the form

      #! /usr/bin/perl use CGI "param"; print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; print "&ltresponse&gt<BR/>"; foreach my $name ( param() ) { my $values = param ($name); print "&lt$name&gt<I>$values&lt/$name&gt</I><BR>"; } print "&lt/response&gt<BR/>";
      my @birthdays = param ("birthday");

        Thanks for the links and the heads up

      Ha Ha

      I knew you were going to say that. I could not find the button to upload the code

      I knew you were going to say that

Re^2: CGI form results to XML
by spencerr1 (Novice) on Feb 17, 2013 at 00:21 UTC

    Thank You for your reply. Yes I have good book Perl and XML and am working through it, there are examples of XML::Simple and XMLLib.

    Thanks again