CGI->redirect() won't, it seems.

hesco has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I apparently don't get it. FYI, the $self->{'q'} object isa 'CGI', and the $self->{'cfg'} isa Config::Simple.

      $self->log('DEBUG',"The status is current.  We now redirect to: 
+\n" . $self->{'cfg'}->param("www.dashboard"));

      $redirect = 1;
      $html = $self->{'q'}->redirect(
             uri => $self->{'cfg'}->param("www.dashboard"),
          status => 303 );
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What I expect to see is the url in the location bar of my browser change from the account_creation page to the dashboard page. I also expect to see debug noise in the logs when dashboard is processed.

What I actually see is no change in the location bar, no noise in the log past the log message above, and an empty page with no content (not even html skeleton). Meanwhile if I open a neighboring tag on my dashboard, it opens as would be hoped, throwing anticipated noise into the logs, and apparently recognizing the session created by the create_account page.

What is it, please, I am missing about this CGI->redirect() method?

Any clues appreciated,

-- Hugh

if( $lal && $lol ) { $life++; }

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Re: CGI->redirect() won't, it seems. by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 29, 2009 at 23:06 UTC
You are missing dashes on the name of the parameters.	[reply]
Re: CGI->redirect() won't, it seems. by Anonymous Monk on May 30, 2009 at 01:49 UTC
`use CGI; print CGI->header( qw, uri uri status status , ); __END__ Status: uri Window-Target: status Set-Cookie: status Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 01:49:36 GMT Content-Type: uri` [download] CGI	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: CGI->redirect() won't, it seems. by Burak (Chaplain) on May 30, 2009 at 15:01 UTC
You'll need the dashes if $CGI::VERSION < 3	[reply]
Re^3: CGI->redirect() won't, it seems. by Anonymous Monk on May 30, 2009 at 15:41 UTC
unless you want to reference the manual for the order of options, stick to dashes :)	[reply]


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