The modules you should look at are CGI for the Web and DBI for the Database.

The question you are asking has been asked before, and the task you want to accomplish has been done very often. If you have a look at the pages and Tutorials here and just go read a bit, you will find everything you need.

Cheers, Sören

What do you think about create online forms with database backend using free online object oriented database http://www.MyTaskHelper.com ?

Hi, Sören, I know CGI and DBI quite well, but till now I have notseen a module to build a form out of a table, just by saying: Here is the table and now write the html code ... OR?????

Murcia, imagine, there was the Module you are looking for. Tell me, how you would proceed to finding it.

If you actually have no idea, I will certainly help you along.

(You didn't mention that you know foresaid modules, would be a good idea to specify in your question next time...)

First, I must say I never liked the "form" model of DB/GUI style programs. It's a horrendous VB-istic oversimplification. You trade writing a few less lines of code for enormous loss in flexibility.

A templating system for uniform look and feel of all application screens - yes. But forms - no sir. With forms you're shortcircuiting the immense possibilities of dataflow processing (one of Perl's best) with an inane one-to-one correspondence between GUI elements and DB columns. And forms in their basic incarnation aren't working with complex queries or joins. Some vendors "solved" this problem by implementig "inserable updateable views" on the DB side !

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Try your luck on CPAN (search with the keywords database forms etc.)

An explanation of the use of HTML::Template by the author can be found here

Maybe there is? It depends on the actual task though. Some suggestions would be:

• DBIish:
  1. HTML::DBTable
  2. HTML::Form
  3. WWW::Form
• Class::DBIish:
  1. Class::DBI::AsForm
  2. Class::DBI::Plugin::HTML
...but there's still some more.

Cheers, Sören