in reply to saving data problem

I guess the problem I am having is that when I look at the data file it only has the seperators in the added line (::::::::)the actual data is missing. Also the data is no longer displayed of formated correctly on the screen. Cal

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Re^2: saving data problem
by atcroft (Abbot) on Oct 19, 2002 at 18:18 UTC

    Looking at the code again, I noticed you had (comments removed): 

    my $q = new CGI;

my $action       = $q->param('action');

my $month = param('month');
my $date = param('date');
my $year = param('year');
my $title = param('title');
my $message = param('message');

my $placement = param('placement');

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    I believe the issue is that you're retrieving them as my $variable = param('key'); when you should have it (I believe) as my $variable = $q->param('key'); for those lines. Try that, and see if it might take care of the issue for you. Just a thought.

    Update (19 Oct 2002): In attempting to run the script from the command-line to figure out what else might be wrong, I received an error message about $placement not being defined, using the code you posted above. Did you leave out the code that set the value for that? Testing from the command line (-debug option required for this in the use statement for some versions of CGI.pm), when action was passed as 'add_event', what was written to the file was what I handed it for all of the other values. Are you seeing any error messages in your logs?

    Update (19 Oct 2002): Something else I'm goig to ask just to ask, but I didn't see the elements you were passing in the form in the posting. Did you remove the <input> tags from the sample form? Those tags would have to appear between the <form></form> elements... Just thought I would ask...

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      Thanks, No change. Still(::::::::)
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      I am really sorry. I should have just included the html page. Better late than never I hope. 
      <html>

<head>
<title>Add Event</title>
</head>

<body>

<p><b><u><font color="#CC9900">ADD UPCOMING EVENTS</font></u></b></p>
<hr>

<table border="1" width="100%">
</table>

<form method="POST" action="http://www.dom.com/cgi-local/homepage_upda
+te/events/upcoming_events.cgi">



<table border="1" width="100%" height="93" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
  <tr>
    <td width="100%" height="87">
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr>
 <td width="13%"><b><font size="5">
ADD EVENT SCREEN
</font></b></td>
          <td width="87%">
            <table border="1" width="100%" height="99">
              <tr>
                <td width="12%" height="23">DATE</td>
                <td width="88%" height="23">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  Month&nbsp; 
<SELECT size=1 name='month'> 
<OPTION value=January selected>January</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=February>February</OPTION>
 <OPTION value=March>March</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=April>April</OPTION>
  <OPTION value=May>May</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=June>June</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=July>July</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=August>August</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=September>September</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=October>October</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=November>November</OPTION>
<OPTION value=December>December</OPTION>
</SELECT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Date <SELECT size=1 name='date'> 
<OPTION value=1 selected>1</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=2>2</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=3>3</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=4>4</OPTION>
<OPTION value=5>5</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=6>6</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=7>7</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=8>8</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=9>9</OPTION>
<OPTION value=10>10</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=11>11</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=12>12</OPTION>
 <OPTION value=13>13</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=14>14</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=15>15</OPTION>
                    <option value="16">16</option>
                    <option value="17">17</option>
                    <option value="18">18</option>
                    <option value="19">19</option>
                    <option value="20">20</option>
                    <option value="21">21</option>
                    <option value="22">22</option>
                    <option value="23">23</option>
                    <option value="24">24</option>
                    <option value="25">25</option>
                    <option value="26">26</option>
                    <option value="27">27</option>
                    <option value="28">28</option>
                    <option value="29">29</option>
                    <option value="30">30</option>
                    <option value="31">31</option>
                  </SELECT>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  Year&nbsp; 
<SELECT size=1 name='year'> 
<OPTION value=2002 selected>2002</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=2003>2003</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=2004>2004</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=2005>2005</OPTION>
<option value="2006">2006</option>
<option value="2007">2007</option>
<option value="2008">2008</option>
<option value="2009">2009</option>
 <option value="2010">2010</option>
                  </SELECT>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td width="12%" height="39">TITLE</td>
                <td width="88%" height="39">
                 
              <p><input type="text" name="title" size="81"></p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td width="12%" height="19">MESSAGE</td>
                <td width="88%" height="19">
    <textarea name="message" wrap= on rows="8" cols="70">
        </textarea></td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="preview">
  <p><input type="submit" value="Preview" name="B1">
<input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  Place event at the&nbsp; BEGINING 
<input type="radio" value="beg" name="placement">
or the END
<input type="radio" name="placement" value="end" checked>
of existing events</p>
</form>

</body>

</html>

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