#!/usr/bin/perl -w use CGI qw/:standard :html3/; my $q = new CGI; my $var = "100"; print $q->header( -type=>'text/html'), $q->start_html(), $q->start_form(-method=>'post', -action=>"another.cgi"), "Enter Item Number: ", $q->textfield(-name=>'var_data', -size=>'6', -value=>"$variable"), $q->end_form, $q->end_html; exit;