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I keep trying to execute this file on my web site, but I keep getting a blank screen. Here's the lowdown: The information is gathered from the variable $value, which gets its information from the name "video". I then use the $value variable to open up the specific file, since the info for the file is in the variable. Lower in the application, it takes all of the information from the file and displays it in the proper spot with the HTML.

#!/usr/bin/perl 

# Loads the CGI Module
use CGI;

# creates a new CGI object
my $page = new CGI;

# This will print a standard HTML header
print $page->header;

# Grab a named CGI parameter

my $value = $page->param(video);

#Open up the file that contains the review of the video

open(SEE, "../$value");

#Save it to an array

@video_info = <SEE>;

#Now print out lots of HyperText Mark-up Language

<<HTMLSTUFF;
<HTML>
<HEAD>
  <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Adobe PageMill 3.0 Win">
  <TITLE>Animetion Station &gt; Video Review &gt; Oh MY Goddess! Volum
+e 1</title>
  <LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="../Style.css" TYPE="text/css">
</head>
<BODY TEXT="#ffffff">

<P STYLE="background-color: #3257b8; width: 350px;"><I><FONT SIZE="+3"
 FACE="Garamond">Animetion Station</font></i></p>

<div id="Bottom">

<P><I><FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Garamond">Video Review</font></i></p>

</div>

<P><CENTER>&nbsp;</center></p>

<P><TABLE WIDTH="738" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"
HEIGHT="24">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="67" VALIGN="TOP">
 <div class="Standard">

    <P><CENTER><A HREF="../index.htm">[Home]</a> <HR>
    <A HREF="../Gallery.shtml">[Gallery]</a> <HR>
    <A HREF="../Manga.shtml">[Manga]</a> <HR>
    <A HREF="../Video_Review.shtml">[Video Reviews]</a> <HR>
    <A HREF="../Links.shtml">[Links]</a> <HR>
    <A HREF="../Web_Comic.shtml">[Web Comic]</a></center></td>
    <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="270" HEIGHT="131">
    
    </div>
</td>
    <TD WIDTH="382" VALIGN="TOP">
    @video_info
    
    <!--VIDEO REVIEW LINKS-->
    <P STYLE="background-color: darkBlue;">
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fBattle_Skip
+per_Vol_1.txt">Battle Skipper Volume One by Ertain</a><BR>
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fOMG_Vol_1.t
+xt">Oh My Goddess! Volume One by Ertain</a><BR>
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fOMG_Vol_2.t
+xt">Oh My Goddess! Volume Two by Ertain</a><BR>
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fOMG_Vol_3.t
+xt">Oh My Goddess! Volune Three by Ertain</a><BR>
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fOMG_Vol_4.t
+xt">Oh My Goddess! Volume Four by Ertain</a><BR>
    <A HREF="cgi-bin/Video_Gen.cgi?video=Video_Txt_Files%2fOMG_Vol_5.t
+xt">Oh My Goddess! Volume Five by Ertain</a></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

</body>
</html>
HTMLSTUFF

#close file
close(SEE);
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In reply to Display Troubles by Anonymous Monk

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