Re^3: Perl CGI Cookies "Content-Type:text/html" showing at top of html.

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);   <-- Printing headers here ...
    }
    
print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";   <--- and here.
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";
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You'll have to restructure your code a bit. Printing the 'Content-type' header after calling print header(-cookie=>$cookie) counts as twice.

I'd suggest the following

if ($type eq "nme")                                     #check the par
+ameter (determines sub to be used)
    {
    $message = lmhandler::getAdd($find,$loadmap);
    print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
    }
elsif ($type eq "addr")
    {
    $message = lmhandler::getmod($find,$loadmap);
    print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
    }
elsif ($type eq "root")                                #create new coo
+kie
    {
    $cookie = $query->cookie(-name=>'MY_COOKIE',
    -value=> $find,
    -expires=>'+1y',
    -path=>'/');
    print header(-cookie=>$cookie);
    }
    
print "<html>\n";
...
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Re^4: Perl CGI Cookies "Content-Type:text/html" showing at top of html. by lauratheperlnewbie (Initiate) on Aug 19, 2011 at 12:01 UTC
Thank you for all you suggestions and I have tried your solutions but there is something always printed in the header whether it is the content type or the cookie. I cant figure it out for the life of me! Thanks again Laura	[reply]