Until i fully understand how cgi.pm (just one of many modules) works, i'll try to work my own way out of situations

I agree with Ovid and tilly, but I'm not going to debate this point. Follow the links if you'd like to get my position.

As a fellow programmer, a Saint here, a Perl 5 Porter, and an author, I have a request of you. Please do not share this code with anyone else. If you do feel compelled to share it, or to use it on the public Internet, please put up strong disclaimers that say, "Do not use this code. I don't know what I'm doing. This is not representative of the Perl language as a whole, good Perl programming practices, modules on the CPAN, or more experienced Perl programmers. Any and all errors and flaws in this code are my own learning experiences, and should not reflect badly upon anyone but myself."

I don't mean this to sound harsh or flippant. I'd just like to stem the tide of bad code being distributed and re-used. If you want to reinvent wheels for your own education, fine. Please don't make things harder for the rest of us who have to deal with bad code on a daily basis.

Thank you.