I see that you've posted more, thanks. It's not the file write at all. You should create a CGI query object and use the OO interface. If you use the functional interface there's another step to it, before you can read parameters. Forgotten what it is at the moment, sorry. 
my $q = new CGI;
my $subject = $q->param('subject');

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Is the page this is run from _sending_ the parameters??? This might be your real problem. Is your <form> set up properly?

Don Wilde
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In reply to Re^3: use variable as name for new file by samizdat
in thread use variable as name for new file by Zcity

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