CGI and multipart/form-data

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Re: CGI and multipart/form-data by davido (Cardinal) on Aug 29, 2006 at 16:07 UTC
Do you really need to remove it, or could you just specify a different value? The POD for CGI tells how to specify a different value, here: Starting and Ending a Form Dave	[reply]
Re: CGI and multipart/form-data by jeffa (Bishop) on Aug 29, 2006 at 19:29 UTC
This suggestion, of course, does not answer your question ... but maybe now would be a good time to consider switching to a templating solution: HTML::Template Template HTML::Mason I rarely (if ever) use CGI.pm to produce HTML anymore -- templating simply offers more control. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]
Re^2: CGI and multipart/form-data by jdtoronto (Prior) on Aug 29, 2006 at 20:28 UTC
I agree, well, mostly! The only time I don't use pure templating is creating things like drop-down lists and radio-button groups where I use CGI to generate a simple fragment which I then put into an HTML::Template based template. jdtoronto	[reply]
Re^3: CGI and multipart/form-data by jeffa (Bishop) on Aug 29, 2006 at 20:32 UTC
Indeed, using CGI.pm for such is indeed <UPDATE> very nice. It also handles the problems associated with having a user submit invalid data and having to fill in the values they submitting correctly. </UPDATE> But these days i just make Mason components and use HTML::FillInForm to handle the 'stickiness' issue like so: `<&\| /lib/util/fill_in_form.mas, data => \%ARGS &> <form> <!-- select, text inputs, radio boxes, etc. go here --> </form> </&>` [download] And the fill_in_form.mas component instantiates the HTML::FillInForm object and ... MAGIC! =D jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: CGI and multipart/form-data by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Aug 29, 2006 at 23:56 UTC
There's a cool little program that I've been playing with. It serves as a test harness for HTTP and CGI, and it's an intermediary between the cmd and putting the form online. It's called cgeye. You could experiment with removing enctype offline before it goes to the server. cgeye	[reply]