Hi and welcome to the Perl language. As was previously mentioned the first thing you should read about is use strict;. You can also find out more information about strict; at perldoc.com. Speaking of perldoc.com, its a GREAT resource for learning the commands and usage of Perl.

I would also recommned you read about the CGI.pm module. If you plan on using perl for CGI purposes you will find this module will help you enourmously with security and formating.

By the way, there is no such thing as a stupid question, don't be so hard on yourself, read the suggestions by others, ask questions in the CB (also known as the ChatterBox found on the right of all your pages (unless you turned it off in your settings). I have found perlmonks.org to be a valuable resource in perl and I know you will too! :)

~UberDragon13

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In reply to Re: Help ! New in perl and cgi by UberDragon13
in thread Help ! New in perl and cgi by britney

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