I wanted to dynamically name the worksheet without using any of the perl modules.

You may play with HTTP protocol and use a "two passes" download, making your cgi act as a filter:

  1. When solicited, make your cgi reply with an HTTP 302 response (object moved) and give a new location attribute such as: <url_to_cgi>/<path_to_filename>.
  2. According to HTTP response, the client browser will requests again the datas from your cgi giving you back the filename from 1st pass. You'll know which one is the current pass via $ENV{'REQUEST_URI'}. Don't forget to set the mime/type.

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HTH, Dominique
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In reply to Re: Naming a Worksheet in Perl by dfaure
in thread Naming a Worksheet in Perl by Anonymous Monk

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