When accepting a parameter, you will need to know how the other side sends the parameter.

If your other side sends the parameter as a CGI parameter, like:

http://example.com/cgi-bin/myscript.pl?sso=212453261

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then you can read that parameter using the CGI methods:

my $sso = $query->param('sso');
$sso = 0+ $sso; # convert to number, strip all leading zeroes

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But note that the "current directory" may not be what you think it is. When running other programs, you should use the full path to them and all filenames:

#*********SYSTEM CALL **********
#script within a script both files in same path
#This is required because the main script runs with ActiveState Extend
+ed Perl v5.24.1 
#Whereas cqperl runs with v5.16.1 (limited features), cannot use Activ
+eState for this one.
#*********SYSTEM CALL **********
 system( "c:\\path\\to\\cqperl C:\\another\\path\\to\\NewLdapUser.pl $
+sso $firstName $lastName $email" );

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In reply to Re^3: Use CGI to run a Perl script via web server by Corion
in thread Use CGI to run a Perl script via web server by suvajit123

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