I'm working with CGI::Application and HTML::Template. In my application module, I'm working with a scalar name $output (as in the cpan example). I then call and work with a HTML::Template object. In the end, I need to append the output of the HTML::Template object to the $output scalar. How is it done? I think it is necessary, as CGI::Application expects a single scalar to be returned. Thanks. 
my $output = '';
$output .= $q->start_html(-title => 'Widget Search Form');
$output .= $q->p;
$output .= $q->start_form();

my $tmpl_obj = $self->load_tmpl('search.tmpl');
$tmpl_obj->param(request);
#### THIS DOESN'T WORK ####
$output .= print $temp_obj->output;
#### NOR DOES THIS ####
$tmpl_obj->output(print_to => $output);

return $output;

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