I'd use my favorite module HTML::Template. Untested:

HTML for form1.cgi:

<form action="foo1.pl" method="post">
  <input type="text" name="firstname" />
  <input type="text" name="lastname" />
  <input type="submit" />
</form>

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PERL foo1.pl:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use CGI qw /:cgi/;
use HTML::Template;

my $query = new CGI;

$template = HTML::Template->new( filename => 'form2.tmpl' );
$template -> param( firstname => $query->param('firstname'),
                    lastname  => $query->param('lastname') 
                  );

print $template->output;

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HTML form2.tmpl:

<form action="foo2.pl" method="post">
  <input type="text" name="firstname" value="<tmpl_var firstname>" />
  <input type="text" name="lastname" value="<tmpl_var lastname>" />
  <input type="submit" />
</form>

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And if you are using selects, checkboxes, or radio buttons, HTML::FillInForm is great. Hope your father approves.

—Brad
"The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men." George Eliot

In reply to Re: form to cgi to cgi by bradcathey
in thread form to cgi to cgi by Anonymous Monk

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