Actually you have just inspired my new one-line drop-in replacement for $cgi->Vars()...

$params = $cgi->Vars();
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... becomes ...

$params = { map { $_ => ($cgi->param($_))[0] } $cgi->param };
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... or if you want a straight hash instead of the hashref that Vars() gives you, you can ...

%params = map { $_ => ($cgi->param($_))[0] } $cgi->param;
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This way seems DWIMmer since it returns what I expect most people *think* $cgi->Vars() does, which is a hash with a single scalar as the value, which ignores multiple instances of cgi params. I can't think of any time where I've actually needed multiple instances of the same name CGI parameter back (Then again, I avoid multi-select boxes ;). If I do need multiple values, you can still get at them via $cgi->param('foo'), or Ovid's method. Since mine doesn't require dereferencing the arrayref, it may be a little more convenient for newbies.

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