CGI help.

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Hello All, I have an HTML form that collects information the user inputs, and I have an area where they can enter comments wich can be up to 500 words. Once they post it it is sent to a CGI script that puts the information in a MySQL database. What I need to know is how to get the 500 words of text from the HTML form to the CGI script. Do I really need to place the entire string in the URL along with the other much smaller fields. Seems like there could be a better way. It would be a BLOB in the database if I can get it there. Thanks!

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Re: CGI help. by tcf22 (Priest) on Dec 12, 2003 at 21:22 UTC
Use the CGI module to capture the data. Also use the POST method to avoid sending the data in the URL. Form: `<FORM action="handler.cgi" method=POST> <TEXTAREA name="textarea1"></TEXTAREA> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </FORM>` [download] CGI: `use CGI; my $cgi = new CGI; my $user_input = $cgi->param('textarea1');` [download] - Tom	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: CGI help. by sauoq (Abbot) on Dec 12, 2003 at 21:22 UTC
Do I really need to place the entire string in the URL along with the other much smaller fields. This isn't really a Perl question, but... use POST instead of GET. (Change your form's "method" attribute.) -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]
Re: CGI help. by bear0053 (Hermit) on Dec 12, 2003 at 21:14 UTC
You don't need to post it in the url, you could always use the GET method to retrieve the form variables. UPDATE: i meant use POST instead of get in order to not send in the data appended on the url	[reply]


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