Reading Value from combobox in html to perl program

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

Hi friends,

I Have a html page in which der is a dropdown combobox which contains some value. when a person selects a value n press submit button, a perl program is called in which i have to read the value selected in the combobox in a local variable.

html code:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form name="form1" action="/cgi-bin/read.pl" method="post">
<select name="selectFile">
<option value="one">One</option>
<option value="two">Two</option>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Send" name="sbmt">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Perl Code:

In perl m accessing the value as:

$FileName = $query->param('selectFile'); // selectFile is the name of the combobox in html.

If i try to print $FileName, it doesnt print anything.

can any1 help me please..
Thanks
Rahul

Posted 19-Mar-13 18:15pm

Member 9470684

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Last 24hrs

This month

Pete O'Hanlon	60
Richard MacCutchan	55
Graeme_Grant	25
Wonde Tadesse	10
Andre Oosthuizen	10

Pete O'Hanlon	2,305
OriginalGriff	1,683
Graeme_Grant	1,150
Richard Deeming	893
Dave Kreskowiak	839