OK
Here's an update to make things clearer.
I've managed to do some coding for what I need but I'm stuck at the crucial part

    @table_fields = "field1","field2","field3","field4");
    foreach $table_fields (@table_fields)
                
                {print"<th bgcolor=#7777CC><font color=#000000><font s
+ize=\"-1\">$table_fields</th>\n";}
    print"</tr>\n";

    open (DATABASE, "$database");
    while ($inLine = <DATABASE>)
{    $line=$inLine;
{    @fields = split(/\|/,$line);
          
                {print"<td bgcolor=$bgclr><font size=\"-2\">$fields[6]
+</td>\n";}
                
                {print"<td bgcolor=$bgclr><font size=\"-2\">$fields[8]
+</td>\n";}
                
                {print"<td bgcolor=$bgclr><font size=\"-2\">$fields[0]
+<a href=http://domain.com/cgi-bin/query_call.cgi?$fields[0]><img src=
+../images/red.gif></td>\n";}

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The rest is irrelevant as what I need to know is the correct format to make the text of $fields[0] in the last line THE submission instead of red.gif and preferably without an image.

In reply to Re: Database links by vorteks
in thread Database links by vorteks

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