I am using the CGI module to write an html page. I'm using OO, so $q = new CGI; and $q->end_html prints the closing </body> and </html> tags fine. However, $q->start_html isn't printing the opening tags? Code below for the page and its associated 'view source'. Thanks.

sub sectionOne() {
$q->header();
style ();
$q->start_html();
print "Enter the Number of Buildings:\n";
print "<form name=\"form1\" action=\"add_building_names.cgi\" method=\
+"POST\">\n";
print "<table style=\"border-collapse:separate;padding:0px;width:100px
+;font-size:8pt\">\n";
print "<tr>\n";
print "<td><input type=\"text\" name=\"num_buildings\" size=\"5\"></td
+>\n";
print "<td><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit_num_buildings\" value=
+\"Update\"></td>\n";
print "</tr>\n";
print "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"section_number\" value=\"2\">\n";
print "</form>\n";
print "</table>";
$q->end_html();
}
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Here is the 'view source'

<style type="text/css">
table {
      border:solid black 0px;
      padding:10px;
      border-collapse:separate;
      width:600px;
      }
td {
    border:solid black 1px;
    padding:5px;
    font-weight: bolder;
    text-align: center;
   }
</style>
Enter the Number of Buildings:
<form name="form1" action="add_building_names.cgi" method="POST">
<table style="border-collapse:separate;padding:0px;width:100px;font-si
+ze:8pt">
<tr>
<td><input type="text" name="num_buildings" size="5"></td>
<td><input type="submit" name="submit_num_buildings" value="Update"></
+td>
</tr>
<input type="hidden" name="section_number" value="2">
</form>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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