#!/usr/local/bin/perl -wT

use strict;
use CGI qw(:all);

# used to store username
my $USERNAME = param('name');

print header;

# the submit parameter is only passed if this program was executed by the submit button
if (defined param('submit')) # if its called by the form then save user info and display add inventory page
{
	my $loginPath = $USERNAME . ".txt";

	if (open(USER, "<$loginPath"))
	{
		while (my $lineData = <USER>)
		{
			chomp $lineData;

			my ($name, $password) = split /:/, $lineData;

			if ($name eq $USERNAME && $password eq param('pw'))
			{
				saveInfo();
				writeAddInv();
			}
			else # if the user is not in the list then display the login page
			{
				$printErrMsg = 1; # set to true (user is not in list)
				writeLogin();
			}
		}
	}
	else
	{
		$printErrMsg = 1; # set to true (user is not in list)
		writeLogin();
	}

	close(USER);
}
else # if not called by form
{
	writeLogin(); # display login page
}

and here are the errors im getting:

Global symbol "$loginPath" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
Global symbol "$loginPath" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
Global symbol "$lineData" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
Global symbol "$lineData" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
Global symbol "$name" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
Global symbol "$password" requires explicit package name at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 488.
syntax error at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 539, near "my ($name, $password) = split /:"
  (Might be a runaway multi-line // string starting on line 488)
Search pattern not terminated at /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi line 539.
[Fri Aug 19 10:46:35 2005] [error] [client 64.80.205.90] Premature end of script headers: /opt2/griffass/httpd/cgi-bin/tapeAndLabelLogin.cgi