Re: [MacPerl] CGI help

[ikemi@xa2.so-net.or.jp (Takashi Ikemi)]

At 11:38 PM 98.02.09, Amitava Basu wrote:
> Hi everyone:
>
> I have a problem at hand and I need your help to solve it.  I have
> appended below a CGI programme for guestbook.  I am unable
> to understand how to go about correcting the errors. Can anyone
> out there help??
>
> thanks


Amit,

Let me just comment on the syntax errors:

> # Global symbol "entries" requires explicit package name.
> File 'Hard Disk:Applications:Quid Pro Quo ー:cgi-bin:guestbook.cgi'; Line
> 32

> my (
>  $CHATNAME,
>  $MAXSAVE,
>  $TITLE,
>  $cur,
>  $entries,       #<-- Shouldn't this be @entries?
>  $entry,
> );


> # printf (...) interpreted as function.
> File 'Hard Disk:Applications:Quid Pro Quo ー:cgi-bin:guestbook.cgi'; Line
> 62
> # syntax error, near ");"
> File 'Hard Disk:Applications:Quid Pro Quo ー:cgi-bin:guestbook.cgi'; Line
> 65

> print h2 ("Prior Messages");
> foreach $entry (@entries) {
> printf ("%s [%s]:%s",
> $entry->param ("date"),
> $entry->param ("name"),
> $entry->param("message");       #<-- don't you forget something?
> print br();
> print end_html;
> }



Takashi Ikemi



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