[MacPerl] Getting data into a CGI script

[Sean Carte <SeanC@mediatek.co.za>]

>From reading the archives I've concluded that the read function is 
usually used for getting posted data into a cgi script, like this:

read(STDIN, $Var, $ENV{"CONTENT_LENGTH"})

I have a problem, however, in that the program sending data to the CGI 
(Authorware Shockwave) does not provide data for the CONTENT_LENGTH 
variable. I need some other way of reading in the data from <STDIN>. I've 
tried:

 while (<STDIN>) {
		$string = $string . <STDIN>;
}

but that doesn't work; it seems to get itself into a loop and eventually 
time out. Is there another way that I can get the cgi to step through 
<STDIN> until it's empty?

My brain hurts!
SeanC
                     Mediatek Training Institute
   1st Floor Media Park, 129 Moore Road, Berea, Durban, South Africa
   phone: +27 (0)31 305 4200              SeanC@mediatek.co.za
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