use CGI::Enurl; my $request = GET $url_search . '?' . enurl { QRY => 'res', BV_SessionID => $sessID, BV_EngineID => $engID, new_search => 'true', NAM => 'Griffin', GIV => '', LOC => '', STR => '', PCD => 'BT', limit => '50', CallingPage => 'Homepage', };