#!perl
# Figure 19.1: fig19_01.pl
# Passing form results directly to the open function

use warnings;
use strict;
use CGI qw( :standard );

print( header(), start_html( 
   "Passing user input directly to function open" ) );

my $cgi = new CGI();

unless ( $cgi->param() ) {
   print( "Type your first name and press the Enter key? " );

   my $form = new CGI();

   print( $form->startform(),
          $form->textfield( 'name', '', 20 ),
          $form->endform() );
}
else {
   my $name = $cgi->param( 'name' );

   print( "Hello $name.", br(),
          "Here is what is in $name.log", br() );
   open( LOGFILE, "$name.log" ) 
      or die( "Could not open $name.log" );
   print( "$_<br>" ) while ( <LOGFILE> );
}

print( end_html() );

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