Try this: 
use CGI;
use CGI::Validate qw(:standard);

my $Page = $cgi->param('node');
#$Page will now be assigned the value of the parameter node that was p
+assed in the url

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There is also a way to ensure the param you are grabbing came from the url...i believe it is: 
$cgi->url_param('node');
    or
$cgi->param_url('node');

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This is useful if you want to ensure the param you are grabbing was posted to the script

In reply to Re: http://www.url.com/cgi-bin/file.pl?node=how by bear0053
in thread http://www.url.com/cgi-bin/file.pl?node=how by surrealistfashion

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