hi all, im in desperate need of help.
im uploading files using cgi.pm and i have 2 things i need some help on:

1. using 

my $file = $q->param('uploaded_file') || error($q,"No file received");
my $file_handle = $q->upload($file);

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results in $file_handle being empty..in order to get a file handle i have to use:

my $file_handle = $q->upload('uploaded_file');

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which is not what the cgi.pm manual sez!?

2. im in a controled environment and id like to change the name of the file uploaded, but simply changing the $file parameter, results in the file being created(with the new name), but nothing is written to it (file size is 0). if i dont change the name of the file, then it works perfectly.(file is saved with the original name,size and type)

how shall i go about to change the name of the file,before i save it to disk ?

any/all help appriciated

kenneth
kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no

In reply to problem changing name of uploaded file! by Anonymous Monk

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