its probabaly be just being stupid but where have I printed this twice? here is more of my code although shortened. 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI qw(:standard);
use URI::Escape;
use CGI;
use CGI::Cookie;
use lmhandler;

use strict;

my $cookie;
my $loadmap = "/data/vdrive/Loadmaps/SmallLoadMap.txt";
my $message = "";                    
my $type;                        
my $buffer = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'};             
my($type,$find) = split(/=/,$buffer);            
my $query = new CGI;

my $theCookie = $query->cookie('MY_COOKIE');    
my $encode = uri_unescape($theCookie);            
if ($encode)                                     
    {
    $loadmap = $encode;
    }
else
    {
    $loadmap = "/data/vdrive/Loadmaps/SmallLoadMap.txt"
    }


if ($type eq "nme")                                     #check the par
+ameter (determines sub to be used)
    {
    $message = lmhandler::getAdd($find,$loadmap);
    }
elsif ($type eq "addr")
    {
    $message = lmhandler::getmod($find,$loadmap);
    }
elsif ($type eq "root")                                #create new coo
+kie
    {
    $cookie = $query->cookie(-name=>'MY_COOKIE',
    -value=> $find,
    -expires=>'+1y',
    -path=>'/');
    print header(-cookie=>$cookie);
    }
    
print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
print "<html>\n";
print "<head>\n";
print "<META HTTP-EQUIV=Pragma CONTENT=no-cache>\n";
print "<META HTTP-EQUIV=Expires CONTENT=-1>\n";
print "</head>\n";
print "<title>LoadMap Browser</title>\n";

#Start body

#search through chosen loadmap
print "<br />\n";
print "<form method=GET action=loadmapbrowser.pl>\n";
print "<h2> &nbsp&nbspLoadMap &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <textarea name=root
+ cols=80 rows=1/>";
print "$loadmap";
print "</textarea>    &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <input type=submi
+t value=Apply>      </FORM>\n";
print "<br />\n";
print "<br />\n";
#end body

print "</html>\n";

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Thanksss :)

In reply to Re^2: Perl CGI Cookies "Content-Type:text/html" showing at top of html. by lauratheperlnewbie
in thread Perl CGI Cookies "Content-Type:text/html" showing at top of html. by lauratheperlnewbie

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