#!/usr/bin/perl
# Fig. 7.5: fig07_05.pl
# An example of using QUERY_STRING.

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

my $query = $ENV{ "QUERY_STRING" };

print header(), start_html( "QUERY_STRING example" );
print h2( "Name/Value Pairs" );

if ( $query eq "" ) {
   print 'Please add some name-value pairs to the URL above. ';
   print 'Or try <a href = "fig07_05.pl?name=Joe&age=29">this</a>.';
}
else {
   print i( "The query string is '$query'." ), br();

   my @pairs = split ( "&", $query );

   foreach my $pair ( @pairs ) {
      my ( $name, $value ) = split ( "=", $pair );
      print "You set '$name' to value '$value'.", br();
   }
}

print end_html();

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