I still cannot create a drop down box with this code. Can I use the CGI module with html as well. Can you attach the output HTML from the popup_menu sub in the module CGI to the variable $html. For example I tried the following: 
start_form,
$html .= popup_menu ( -name =>'changes',                              
+                                 -values=>\@syschanges);
                }
                elsif ($db_type{$obj} eq "textarea") { # Makes the tex
+tarea
                        if ($record{$obj}) { $val = qq~$record{$obj}~;
+ }
                        else { $val = ""; }
                        $html .= qq~<TEXTAREA NAME="$obj" ROWS="4" COL
+S="40">$val</TEXTAREA>~;
                }
                $html .= qq~</TD></TR>~;

        }
        $html .= "</TABLE><P>";
print $html;
                              
}

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In reply to Re^2: Using drop down boxes in a CGI script by wishartz
in thread Using drop down boxes in a CGI script by wishartz

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