Re^2: Is it possible to copy arrays from Javascript to Perl variable in the same Perl CGI script?

Thank you sauq

I know I can use ajax to transfer the array generated by js to a script

However, could I transfer the array generated by js to the same Perl CGI script which generated the js script as well?

As you noticed, that the array by js, "multipleVaule" will be copied to the "@array" in the same script.

Should I just point the url in ajax (using CGI::Ajax as well) to the current one to carry out this task?

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Re^3: Is it possible to copy arrays from Javascript to Perl variable in the same Perl CGI script? by sauoq (Abbot) on May 10, 2012 at 16:35 UTC
However, could I transfer the array generated by js to the same Perl CGI script which generated the js script as well? Sure. But you'll have to code the script so that it knows what to do... I still have a nagging feeling that you are missing something fundamental though. You should think through the way data is moving between the browser and your script... remember, there is a new instance of the script running with each request from the browser. `-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";`	[reply]
Re^4: Is it possible to copy arrays from Javascript to Perl variable in the same Perl CGI script? by locked_user sundialsvc4 (Abbot) on May 10, 2012 at 21:08 UTC
Frankly, what I would suggest that you do is to fire up, say, the Firebug debugger in Firefox and look at the HTTP transactions that take place between the client and the server. You will see first-hand how the information is encoded and transferred. If you then examine the documentation for, say, JQuery, alongside the corresponding documentation for CGI, you will then see how each side is equipped to deal with the transfer. The key point here is that there are two computer programs in play, written in two entirely different programming languages running on two computers, and they are exchanging data with one another using the agreed-upon protocol that is called "http."
Re^5: Is it possible to copy arrays from Javascript to Perl variable in the same Perl CGI script? by sauoq (Abbot) on May 10, 2012 at 21:20 UTC
The key point here is that there are two computer programs in play, written in two entirely different programming languages running on two computers, and they are exchanging data with one another using the agreed-upon protocol that is called "http." Never mind the web server and browser themselves... And on the server side the CGI script is starting a separate run for each request it handles. (Most likely.) `-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";`	[reply]
Re^5: Is it possible to copy arrays from Javascript to Perl variable in the same Perl CGI script? by Anonymous Monk on May 10, 2012 at 21:15 UTC
Frankly, what I would suggest that you do is ... LOL, ~~bones~~ sauoq is not lightoverhead	[reply]