Did you try associate first? From the docs: 

   associate - this option allows you to inherit the
   parameter values from other objects.  The only
   requirement for the other object is that it have a
   param() method that works like HTML::Template's
   param().  A good candidate would be a CGI.pm query
   object.  Example:

     my $query = new CGI;
     my $template = HTML::Template->new(
        filename => 'template.tmpl',
        associate => $query
     );

   Now, $template->output() will act as though

     $template->param('FormField', $cgi->param('FormField'));

   had been specified for each key/value pair that
   would be provided by the $cgi->param() method.
   Parameters you set directly take precedence over
   associated parameters.

jeffa

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In reply to (jeffa) Re: Sticky Forms with HTML::Template by jeffa
in thread Sticky Forms with HTML::Template by seattlejohn

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