(Deja-vu) Check out CGI and the param method/function. You can easily get the value of a variable you pass with it. The format for it is

http://mysite.com/my.cgi?variable1=my%20value&variable2=othervalue

If you look up the HTTP & CGI specs, you will see the significans of the ? + % and & symbols. ? saying, "this is where my url location ends, the rest is variable assignments. + are spaces encoded. %## is a urlencoded character, useful for passing spaces, pluses and ANYTHING. & is a variable assignment seperator. = of course, is how you assign a value to a variable.

Tnx Podmaster for the HTTP/CGI correction

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In reply to Re: How to make a <a href> link run a CGI script while passing parameters? by exussum0
in thread How to make a <a href> link run a CGI script while passing parameters? by muralikrishna

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