Hi perl monks, I am very new to CGI scripting, and stuck up here. I am using an HTML to POST some data, and analyzing it at CGI script. With the output I get after analysis, I need to open another cgi at a different server. This is what I have tried. 
print $q->start_form(
-name    => 'main_form2',
-method  => 'POST',
-action  => 'http://xxx.com/cgi-bin/perforce?&Submit=describe&changenu
+m=$1',
-target  => '_blank',
);
print $q->submit(
-name     => 'submit_form2',
-value    => 'See the change',
);
print $q->end_form;

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I have two problems here. 1) I cannot pass a variable. $1 won't work 2) If I pass it hardcoded, it would work, but the variables after 'perforce?' are not considered, until I refresh the newly opened page. This is my first CGI script,and need your help badly. Thanking in advance, Manoj

In reply to How to open an URL with variable in CGI? by msomanat

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