#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
no warnings "uninitialized";
use CGI ":standard";



# I have also tried:
# my @chars = ("A".."Z", "a".."z", "0".."9");
# my $randomString;
# my $file;
# with the starred section (lines 38-41)
# but this does not work - the variables are empty in subsequent subro
+utines.

# I have tried using 'our' rather than 'my' but no effect.
#################################################
# The below variables are the ones that I would like to use in multipl
+e subroutines ($randomString and $file)
#################################################
my @chars = ("A".."Z", "a".."z", "0".."9");
my $randomString;
$randomString .= $chars[rand @chars] for 1..8;
my $file = $randomString.".txt";

# Initial variables
my @languages = ("English", "Francais");
my @colours = ("Red", "Orange", "Yellow", "Green", "Blue", "Indigo",
               "Violet", "Black");

my %dispatch = ( default => \&select_language,
                 select_color => \&select_color,
                 select_animal => \&select_animal );

my $action = param("action");
my $execute = $dispatch{$action} || $dispatch{default};
$execute->();


exit;

sub select_language {
    
    #**********#
    # $randomString .= $chars[rand @chars] for 1..8;
    # $file = $randomString.".txt";
    #**********#
    
    print header(),
        start_html(),
        h2("Welcome to this basic form"),
        startform(),
        hidden({ -name => "action",
                 -value => "select_color",
                 -override => 1 }),
        popup_menu({ -name => "language",
                     -values => \@languages,
                     -default => $languages[0] }),
        p("The randomly generated string is: $randomString<br>The file
+name is: $file"),             
        submit({-value => "Continue"}),
        endform;
}

sub select_color {
    print header(),
        start_html(),
        h2("Part Two"),
        startform,
        p("The randomly generated string is: $randomString<br>The file
+name is: $file"),
        hidden({ -name => "action",
                 -value => "select_animal",
                 -override => 1 }),
        hidden({ -name => "language" }),
        "<p>Please choose your favourite colour: </p>",
        radio_group({ -name => "colour",
                      -values => \@colours,
                      -default => $colours[0],
                      -linebreak => "true" }),
        submit({-value => "Continue"}),
    endform;
}

sub select_animal {
    print header(),
        start_html(),
        h2("Almost Done!"),
        startform(),
        p("The randomly generated string is: $randomString<br>The file
+name is: $file"),
        hidden({-name => "language"}),
        hidden({-name => "colour"}),
        p("Thanks for your help!"),
        endform;
}
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