i never used the CGI::ReadParse() method, so i gave it a try. testing with the following minimal script it works fine - i.e. $in{antique} is set to the correct value using POST.

maybe your problem is hidden somewhere else in your code, be sure to enable warnings and use strict;

consider using cgi's new method's, when writing new code. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
$|=1;
use CGI;
my $q = new CGI;
use vars qw(%in);
CGI::ReadParse();
print 
    $q->header(),
    $q->start_html(), 
    "The value of the antique is $in{antique}.\n",
    $q->start_form(), 
    $q->textfield(-name=>'antique'), 
    $q->end_form(),
    $q->end_html();

[download]


cheers
snowcrash //////

In reply to Re: Strange CGI problem with POST by snowcrash
in thread Strange CGI problem with POST by r.joseph

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