<select name="server">
   <option value="">select</option>
   <option value="server1">server1</option>
   <option value="server2">server2</option>
   <option value="server3">server3</option>
   <option value="server4">server4</option>
 </select>
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<textarea name="server" rows="1" cols="30" wrap="virtual"></textarea>
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Thanks for the help... Changed it to add text box. However this is opening in the same page. Is is possible to open on a new page and also check for mutiple servers

#!/usr/bin/perl
# n.cgi

use strict;
use CGI qw( :standard );
use CGI::Carp qw( fatalsToBrowser );
use POSIX qw(strftime);

my $today = time;
my $yesterday = $today - 60 * 168 * 60;
my $FM = strftime "%m-%d-%Y", ( localtime($yesterday) );
my $TM = strftime '%m-%d-%Y', localtime;


# page layout
my $page =<< "EndOfText";
<h2>NBU Backup Report</h2>
<form name="form" method="post" action="n.cgi">
<table>
<tr>
  <td align="right"><strong>Hostname</strong></td>
  <TD>
 <TEXTAREA NAME="server" ROWS=1 COLS=30 WRAP="server"></TEXTAREA>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td colspan="2"> &nbsp; </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td> &nbsp; </td>
  <td>
    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Search" />
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
EndOfText

# get parameters
my $q = CGI->new;
my $action = $q->param('action');
my $server = $q->param('server');

# construct URL
my $URL = "http://a.com:8080/bms/healthMonitor.do?method=redirect&oper
+ation=BackupHistorySearch&subOperation=GetReport&clientName=$server&f
+romDateStr=$FM&toDateStr=$TM";

# redirect if required
if ($action eq 'Search'){ # remove hash to redirect
  print $q->redirect($URL);
} else {

  print $q->header,
  $q->start_html('Page Title'),
  $page,
# hash out next 2 lines or remove if OK
 # $q->p("Vars action=$action : server=$server : FM=$FM : TM=$TM "),
  $q->a({-href=>$URL, -target=>'_blank'},$URL),


}
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Not sure about multiple servers but to open a new page you can do it with some javascript. I have added the javascript to a new clickme button as an example.

#!/usr/bin/perl
# n.cgi

use strict;
use CGI qw( :standard );
use CGI::Carp qw( fatalsToBrowser );
use POSIX qw(strftime);

my $today = time;
my $yesterday = $today - 60 * 168 * 60;
my $FM = strftime "%m-%d-%Y", ( localtime($yesterday) );
my $TM = strftime '%m-%d-%Y', localtime;

# page layout
my $page =<< "EndOfText";
<h2>Add Logical:</h2>
<form name="form" method="post" action="n.cgi">
<table>
<tr>
  <td align="right"><strong>Logical:</strong></td>
  <td>
   <textarea id="ta" name="server" rows="1" cols="30" wrap="soft"></te
+xtarea>
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td colspan="2"> &nbsp; </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td> <button type="button" onClick="javascript:clickme()">Click Me</
+button></td>
  <td>
    <input type="submit" name="action" value="Search" />
  </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
EndOfText

# construct URL
my $URL = 'http://a.com:8080/bms/healthMonitor.do?method=redirect'
.'&operation=BackupHistorySearch'
.'&subOperation=GetReport'
."&fromDateStr=$FM&toDateStr=$TM";

# javascript
my $JSCRIPT=<<EOF;
  function clickme(){
    var URL = \'$URL\'
    + '&clientName=' + document.getElementById("ta").value
    // comment out if or remove when working OK
    if (confirm(URL)==true) { 
      window.open(URL)
    };
  }
EOF

# get parameters
my $q = CGI->new; 
my $action = $q->param('action');
my $server = $q->param('server');

# add server
$URL .= "&clientName=$server";

# redirect if required
if ($action eq 'Search'){ # remove hash to redirect
  print $q->redirect($URL);
} else {

  print $q->header, 
  $q->start_html( -title => "Some Title",
                  -script=> $JSCRIPT),
  $page, 
  $q->end_html; 

}
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poj

Thanks for the response. However this adds the client to the end of the URL instead of adding it to place listed as XXXX. I tried to specift $ta, however it fails with the below error my $URL = "http://a.com:8080/bms/healthMonitor.do?method=redirect&operation=BackupHistorySearch&subOperation=GetReport&clientName=XXXX&fromDateStr=$FM&toDateStr=$TM"; Wed Apr 17 15:43:03 2013 n.cgi: Global symbol "$ta" requires explicit package name at ./n.cgi line 42. Wed Apr 17 15:43:03 2013 n.cgi: Execution of ./n.cgi aborted due to compilation errors.