#!C:/Perl/bin/perl.exe

# index.cgi

use strict;
use warnings;
use Auto;

my $app = Auto->new(PARAMS => {my_param => 'some val'});
$app->run;

##</code><code>##

package Auto;

use strict;
use warnings;
use base 'CGI::Application';
use Start;

sub setup {
  my ($self) = @_;
  $self->start_mode('start');
  $self->run_modes(start => 'start');
}

sub start {
  my ($self) = @_;
  my $start = Start->new;
  return $start->output;
}

1;

##</code><code>##

package Start;

use strict;
use warnings;

sub new {
  my ($this) = @_;
  my $self = { 
    #stuff
  };
  bless $self, $this;
}

sub output {
  my ($self) = @_;
  my $query = # CGI::App's $self->query?
  my $param = # CGI::App's $self->param('my_param')?
  # do stuff
  return $output;
}

1;