Hello folks. I'm building a class which uses CGI::FormBuilder for rendering its forms. I have code which parses a text file. I need to present the form preloaded with the content parsed from the text file, ready for further maniuplation. 

$defref = {
      email_subject => "PrsRls: Testing Software",
      distribute_by => [],
      release_date => $releasedate,
      contact => $contact,
      title => $title,
      subtitle => $subtitle,
      body => $body,
      more_info => $moreinfo,
    };

    print STDERR "About to render page with test release loaded:\n",
        $title,$subtitle,"\n";
    print $form->render(header => 1, sticky => 1, values => $defref );
    print STDERR "Should have just rendered form.\n",
                $releasedate,"\n",$title,"\n",
                "\$defref is $defref.\n";
    print STDERR "In fact, \$defref says the title is: \n$defref->{tit
+le}";

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following as best as I can the advice at: http://www.formbuilder.org/contrib/author.pl

In the logs I get:

Now running DistroPrsRls::setup() method.
Just ran setup() method.
The __Load Test Release__ button was chosen.
Will now render:
/home/hesco/pr-test.txt
About to render page with test release loaded:
Entire administration Resigns

Should have just rendered form.
December 31st, 2004

Entire administration Resigns
$defref is HASH(0x88636c4).
In fact, $defref says the title is:
Entire administration Resigns

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But for some reason the default values are not appearing in the form. Anyone here familiar with this module and how to make it work?

-- Hugh

UPDATE:

This seems to work and was found in the documentation for CGI::FormBuilder. Perhaps this will be useful to others.

$form->field(name  => 'name_of_field',
                 value => $value,
                 force => 1);

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In reply to FormBuilder, loading data, stickiness by hesco

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