how to handle global variable?

My experiencewith perl is limited, so I need a recommendation about how to
load a variable that I need through the entire run of an application that
entails the user going through several web pages. I don't want to pass it as
a CGI to each page. Is a package the correct way? Is there a tutorial or
sample code that shows how to load it and read it later? Or is there a
better way to handle this?
Thank you for any information.

Re: how to handle global variable?

Goober wrote:
> My experiencewith perl is limited, so I need a recommendation about how to
> load a variable that I need through the entire run of an application that
> entails the user going through several web pages. I don't want to pass it as
> a CGI to each page. Is a package the correct way? Is there a tutorial or
> sample code that shows how to load it and read it later? Or is there a
> better way to handle this?

Maybe you want to use a cookie. CGI.pm includes methods for the purpose.
Also see http://www.cookiecentral.com/

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Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl

Re: how to handle global variable?

"Gunnar Hjalmarsson" wrote in message
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> Goober wrote:
>> My experiencewith perl is limited, so I need a recommendation about how
>> to
>> load a variable that I need through the entire run of an application that
>> entails the user going through several web pages. I don't want to pass it
>> as
>> a CGI to each page. Is a package the correct way? Is there a tutorial or
>> sample code that shows how to load it and read it later? Or is there a
>> better way to handle this?
>
> Maybe you want to use a cookie. CGI.pm includes methods for the purpose.
> Also see http://www.cookiecentral.com/
>
> --
> Gunnar Hjalmarsson
> Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl
Thank you. I will look at it. Appreciate it.