my GetLink = 'one&reaction=two'; query string xxx.cgi?action=' + GetLink; #### my $query = new CGI; my $action = lc ($query->param('action')); ....... elsif ($action eq "one"){ my ($string1, $string1 ) = @_; my ($string2, $string2 ) = @_; warn("string2 = '$string2'"); #### elsif ($action eq "one"){ my $query = CGI->new(); my $string2 = $query->param('reaction'); warn("string2 = '$string2'");