Hi, I know that this must be simple, but I have never done it and can't get it to work. I need to be able to let someone click on a link, that will take them to a form with the value of the link put into a text box for them. This is what I have: 
The link:

http://www.whatever.com/cgi-bin/variabletest.pl?animal=dog

and the script:

#!/usr/bin/perl

$pet = $formdata{'animal'};

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";

print <<STUFF;

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<center>

<form><input type="text" value="$pet" size="25"></form>
</body>
</html>

STUFF

[download]
what am I doing wrong? :)

In reply to passing a variable from a link by ginocapelli

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