Hello newbie00,

your code is a copy of the SYNOPSIS part of the manual page of Authen::Captcha.

The SYNOPSIS part of a manual page to a module is meant to give a quick overview of the way a module works. The code written therein is not meant to be copied and run verbatim.

For instance, the line 

my $results = $captcha->check_code($code,$md5sum);

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must be run after an image has been created, displaying a random set of characters of $number_of_characters length, it's MD5 sum has been created and a user provided $code, i.e they typed the characters displayed on the image.

Image creation and verification are two sequential processes, but they are conveniently displayed in the SYNOPSIS of the module in one block.

I advise you to read the manual page of Authen::Captcha thoroughly, formulate your needs, engage in their fulfilment and come back with some code of your own.

regards,
--shmem 

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In reply to Re^3: Need help with Authen::Captcha instructions by shmem
in thread Need help with Authen::Captcha instructions by newbie00

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