I'm trying to use variables to insert values from
forms into HTML. When my page prints, instead of
the variables printing out the desired values, they
print nothing, not even a blank space. I'm using
the module TripodCGI.pm, but I could switch to
CGI.pm if someone gave me the code for getting
parameters with it. (Tripod only provides
information on how to use their proprietary
modules, and I'm a newbie.) Here's the code I'm
using, prepared according to Tripod's instructions.
Thanks in advance for your help. 
require TripodCGI;
$CGI = TripodCGI;

$firstName=$CGI->param('firstName');
$lastName=$CGI->param('lastName');
$Age=$CGI->param('Age');
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print <<ENDHTML;
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>CGI Test</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<H2>Welcome!</H2>

<P>We're glad to see you $firtName, members of the
 $lastName family are always welcome here. It's hard to believe that 
you're already $Age years old. My how time 
flies.</P>

</BODY>
</HTML>

ENDHTML

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In reply to Trouble passing parameters into HTML by Nihil Angst

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