Here is an alternative. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -wlT
use strict;
use CGI;
use CGI::ArgChecker;
use Data::Dumper;

my $Q = new CGI;

my $checker = new CGI::ArgChecker;

$checker->register_check('BloT',
sub {
warn "You *really* are a GENIUS!!! @_";
return 1;
});

$checker->error_handler(
sub {
warn "You are a GENIUS!!! @_";
});
 

my $chuck = $checker->argcheck( $Q,
                    'a' => [ 'disallow_empty', 'want_int' ],
                    'b' => [ 'disallow_empty', 'BloT' ],
                  ,);

print Dumper $chuck;

__END__
F:\dev\>perl -T argchk.pl a=Where do all the old erections go? -- Adam
You are a GENIUS!!! a want_int at argchk.pl line 19.
You *really* are a GENIUS!!! SCALAR(0x1bc4610) at argchk.pl line 13.
You are a GENIUS!!! b disallow_empty at argchk.pl line 19.
You are a GENIUS!!! b BloT at argchk.pl line 19.
$VAR1 = {
          'ERROR' => 1,
          'a' => 'Where',
          'b' => undef
        };

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What can I say, I feel *smart* today `.) (btw, CGI::ArgChecker is a wrapper around String::Checker

 
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perl -e "$q=$_;map({chr unpack qq;H*;,$_}split(q;;,q*H*));print;$q/$q;"

In reply to Re: CGI question: untainting a lot of variables by crazyinsomniac
in thread CGI question: untainting a lot of variables by coolmichael

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