Hi monks,

I'd like to know if it's possible to retrieve params from a form
like this:
$get = $cgi->param('$item');

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where $item is set to value1 then value2 then value3 etc.
It doesn't seem to retrieve whether or not the box is checked :( If I use this: 
$get = $cgi->param('value1');

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there is no problem.
value1, value2 etc. are names of checkboxes in the first cgi page.
Pressing submit calls a second cgi where I want to retrieve on/off values for the checkboxes.
Maybe I can't use $ variables in the param call. Anyone ?

thanx,
basm101

In reply to $variables when retrieving cgi params by basm101

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