in reply to Re: Re: Processing Textarea data
in thread Processing Textarea data

Actually, given that the email displays them as the OP desires, but that he wants the results to show up on the web page in the same manner, <pre></pre> tags around the variable will in fact take care of the issue, without having to worry about looking at the parameter in question as a scalar or array.

Test results, result display section, CGI based on OP's provided code
TestHTML codeDisplayed
Sample results, original code 
<html>
<body>
Names here:    duh<br />Names here:    joe
bob
mary<br />
</body>
</html>

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 Names here: duh
Names here: joe bob mary
Sample results, <pre></pre> tags around $name 
<html>
<body>
<pre>
Names here:    duh<br />Names here:    joe
bob
mary<br />
</pre>
</body>
</html>

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Names here:	duh
Names here:	joe
bob
mary

HTML code, for reference: 

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form action="/cgi-bin/testdump.pl" method=post>
<table>
  <tr><td>Department</td>
    <td><input type=text name=department></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan=2>People</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan=2>
      <textarea name=people rows=5 cols=40></textarea>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><input type=submit></td>
    <td><input type=reset></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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perl code, for reference: 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use CGI qw/:standard/;
$| = 1;

foreach my $field (param)
{
  foreach my $value (param($field))
  {
    $name .= "Names here\:\t$value<br />";
  }
}

# Mailer section removed from OP's code for testing

print header, <<EOF;
<HTML>
<BODY>
<pre>
$name
</pre>
</BODY>
</HTML>
EOF

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Hope that helps.

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