Whether or not HMTL::Template is a better choice than CGI.pm is really up to you, but definetly look into CSS! In the meantime, here is a watered down version of your problem that uses HTML::Template instead (be sure and check out our HTML::Template Tutorial for some lessons on the basics).
use strict; use CGI qw(header); use HTML::Template; my $cart_ref = { 42 => { qty => 5, price => 5, description => 'widget 42', }, 77 => { qty => 2, price => 7, description => 'widget 77', }, }; my $html = do {local $/;<DATA>}; my $tmpl = HTML::Template->new(scalarref=> \$html); my $rows = [ map { { id => $_, %{$cart_ref->{$_}} } } keys %$cart_ref ]; $tmpl->param(rows => $rows); print header, $tmpl->output; __DATA__ <table> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Quantity</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Price</th> </tr> <tmpl_loop rows> <tr> <td><tmpl_var id></td> <td><tmpl_var qty></td> <td><tmpl_var description></td> <td><tmpl_var price></td> </tr> </tmpl_loop> </table>

jeffa

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(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

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in thread HTML and CGI coding by hbradshaw

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