in reply to CGI.PM automaticly reset form to Defaults

Not entirely sure what you mean by ... want to invoke it from my program, but my Crystal Ball tells me you might have the following scenario :)

You're repeatedly calling the same CGI script (as, for example, to enter multiple data records into some DB, with each form submit providing the data for a single record...), and you want to keep CGI.pm from setting the values of the previous submit as start values in the next form presented to the user.

If that's the case, the method delete_all() might be what you're looking for. Just execute it before outputting the form -- after having processed the parameters from the previous submit, of course.

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Re^2: CGI.PM automaticly reset form to Defaults
by harryC (Sexton) on Jan 14, 2007 at 16:49 UTC
    No i have made a script that searches /var/www/html/bestellingen/ingezet/ for files
    it displays the files and then the user has three options
    do nothing (niets)
    place the file in /var/www/html/bestellingen/postvak_uit (verzenden)
    or place the file in /var/www/html/bestellingen/nakijken (nakijkeną
    The script works fine but when i push the submit (verwerken) button the screen needs to refresh and that does not work i have a set to defaults button when i push it everything is ok
    Here is my code it is probably the ugliest code you ever seen but i'm not a programmer and new to perl
    Read more... (6 kB)
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      (Note: I have that sneaking suspicion it was you, harryC, who downvoted me (for trying to help), so you'll understand that my follow-up response is somewhat less verbose than it would be otherwise...   UPDATE: it turned out my suspicion was wrong. I'm sorry for that!)

      So, yes, I do think you more or less have the scenario I decribed: you do not specify an "action" URI when you call start_form, so CGI.pm will submit to itself (the default), i.e. the URI that generated the page/form...   and thus put the parameters received as initial values into the subsequent form on the response page (this is default magic of CGI.pm).

      What you want is: extract the parameters you need (like $verwerken = param('Doorsturen'), etc.), then call $q->delete_all. Both needs to be done before you output the form with $q->start_form .

      Alternatively, in particular if you don't really want the form at all on the response page, specify -action => $some_other_URI as argument to start_form(), and generate the response page via some other CGI script...

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        Sorry
        I don't understand the part of downvoted
        I did not downvote anyone or it must be by accident
        I was not aware of any voting system , I guess i need to read about it
        I noticed above my msg it says reputation 1 what does that mean ?
        However thank you again for your reply I will certain test it out rgds
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