#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# ===========
# realname.pl
# ===========
use strict;
use warnings; # always use these
print "content-type:text/html\n\n";
print "<html>\n";
print "<head>\n";
print "</head>\n";
print "<body>\n";
print "What is your name:     ";
my $input = <STDIN>;
chomp $input;
print "Hello, $input";
print "</body>\n";
print "</html>\n";

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As a newbie to Perl, I grabbed 3 samples of simple Perl scripts from the web. At this point, I was more interested in knowing how to install a script on my host's site than creating a script.

One of the scripts was the popular Hello World, and another printed the time and date. So, I installed them correctly, and the first two worked correctly. Then I tried the script above and a dozen minor changes to make it work, but the script <STDIN> will not accept input. The script works(completes and prints the last message, but it does not allow me to enter any input from the keyboard. I have varied the variable names and alternated from <STDIN> to <>, but it does not wait for input.

Sorry to bother you with such a beginner problem.

lcole

In reply to STDIN refuses input by lcole

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