Well, they _did_ ask for "<idparm>", but maybe they'll say oops they meant "idparm" ?   Let's throw 'em some additional pointers and say m/<([^>]*?)>/ will get what's inside the   '<'  '>'   pair.

And yes, the "use CGI;  or die" crew hasn't weighed in yet.   (I'm a light-weight and don't count, but ...   Hey, why aren't you using CGI.pm?)