I'm trying to write a CGI that accepts a file upload. I'm about to go totally nuts. Some helpful help would be appreciated.

Why am I going nuts, you ask? Why not use CGI.pm's handy upload() feature? Simple. That feature doesn't start until 2.47. I get 2.36. Before anyone says "install the new version" or "get them to install the new version" or even "install the new version in your directory": I can't. I've already asked the sysadmin to install it, but can't wait that long. I only have FTP access, so I'm not sure how to install through FTP. Thus, my request for some helpful help.

So, this is the code I have. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use CGI qw(:standard);

my $query = new CGI;

print header;
print start_html;

my $user = $query->param('user');
my $password = $query->param('password');
{
  no strict;
  $filename = $query->param('foofile');
  undef $/;
  $buffer = <$filename>;
  $buffer =~ tr/\r\n/\n/;
  @buffer= split /\n/, $buffer;
}
print $buffer[0];

print end_html;

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This is the minim case, and it fails. Why? I have no idea. Apparently, I don't get CGI::Carp, either.

The undef $/; and tr bits are there for nasty file conversion issues.

Basically what seems to be happening is that @buffer is not global, so I can't see it outside that no strict; block. So I tried to put in, before that block, a my @buffer; line. That fails too.

I thought about trying to wade through CGI.pm and cut-n-pasting some code, but I'm kind of in a time crunch, and this almost works. :sigh:

In reply to CGI Upload with OLD CGI.pm by amelinda

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