Now Im having problem making the $action variable perform the right action.. Is there something Im missing.. 
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#!/usr/local/bin/perl -wT
use CGI qw/:standard/;
use strict;
use CGI::Carp qw/fatalsToBrowser/;
#use Mail::Sendmail;

$CGI::POST_MAX = 10000;

    my $filename = param('filename');
    my $action;     
    my $method = "Post";
    my $preview = "preview_form.cgi";
    my $submit = "createreply.cgi";
    my $issues = param('issues');
    my $email = param('email');

print header;

print start_html('MD Best Practices Forum'),
    h1('Mechanical Disciplines'),
    p, 
    h2('Best Practices Executive Forum'),

         start_form(-method=>$method,-action=>$action),

    hidden(-name=>'filename', -value=>''),
    hidden(-name=>'to', -value=>''),
    hidden(-name=>'from', -value=>''),
         "What's your beef? ",
    p,
    
    textarea(-name=>'issues', -rows=>'10', -columns=>'60'),

    p,

    "Reply from: 
    popup_menu(-name=>'email',
            -values=>['Select Manager','David','Mark']),
    submit(-name=>'recommendedby', -value=>'Recommended by'),
    p,
    submit(-name=>'submitreply',-value=>'Submit Reply'),
    submit(-name=>'closefile', -value=>'Close File'),
    submit(-name=>'preview', -value=>'Preview'),
    reset(-name=>'reset', -value=>'Reset'),
    submit(-name=>'submittodept', -value=>'Submit to Dept'),


     end_form,

     hr;

    if (param('preview') eq 'Preview') {

    print "<P>Your message: <I>$issues</I>\n";
    print "<P>Manager: <I>$email</I>\n";
    }


    if (param('submitreply') eq 'Submit Reply') {
    $action = "createreply.cgi";

    }

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In reply to Re^3: help with cgi submit buttons by Zcity
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