Fellow monasterians,
I was just about ready to post this yesterday and then thought I had a solution after reading this answer. NOT.

I'm using HTML:Template to render my pages. So, I have the obligatory: 
    print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
    print $template->output();

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However, sometimes, not always, before the pages are output, I use CGI to write a cookie: 
   my $newcookie = $query->cookie(
          -name=>'gardensessionID',
          -value=> $sessionnum,
          -expires=>'+24h');                                
   print $query->header(-cookie=>$newcookie);

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Those times when a cookie is written, the 'unsightly' Content-type... line is printed to the top of my output page. Here's a summary of how my script flows:

1. at top of script, a new template file name A is defined
2a. script is routed to subroutines which do not write a cookie, OR...
2b. is routed to a subroutines which do write a cookie, and defines a new file name B
3. either subroutine returns to output the defined page

Question: how do I arrange the use of the print "Content-type..." line to avoid printing it to screen in instances of 2b? Thanks in advance!

P.S. You can see the entire script on my scratchpad (experienced monks could have a field day with the rest of the code--but I'm still learning).

—Brad
"A little yeast leavens the whole dough."

In reply to Unwanted appearance of "Content-type..." by bradcathey

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