Okay, I'll try to explain in more detail. This script takes user input to select a month and year. Then it reads 4 data files to see if they have entries for that month. All of the entries/or no data messages are then written out into tables according to which data file it came from. Right now, I am writing it all out to the .pl page. Which is in the cgi-bin directory. However, I would like the output to go someplace up a few directory levels, onto an html page. The print statements are scattered all over the place. Is there a way to say only one time that all output should go to www.???.???. Like, will what you told me before work if I just open the file at the beginning and close it at the end? I read something about predeclaring print statements, but don't get it. This is new to me, against my will, (and, I am a dummy). Thanks for your help.

In reply to Re: Re: Help, how do I print out to an html file, not the .pl page by dawnamarr
in thread Help, how do I print out to an html file, not the .pl page by dawnamarr

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