how, exactly, is CGI.pm difficult to use with non-OO code? that doesn't make any sense to me.

what is the problem you are referring to with header timing? i've been doing CGI programming and using cookies for years now and have never encountered a problem like that.

finally, i really would strongly recommend not trying to reinvent the wheel and write your own cookie parser. CGI.pm does the job just fine and should be easier to read. see use CGI or die; for more on that.

anders pearson