On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> if ( $formdata{view_name} ne "" ) {
> $view = $formdata{view_name};
> $viewtag = "1";
> }
>
> is there a special method for testing against a null string for a form
> field's value? i am using the above data, but it seems to always return
> with a value of "1" making me think that something is incorrect in my if
> test.
You can say the equivalent
if($formdata{$view_name}) {
...
}
since an empty string (or a string that is "0") will return false. But
are you *sure* there isn't a value in the hash for that form field?
> finally, my questions are starting to deal with perl used within cgi. i'm
> a (brand) newbie to perl. should these questions go to beginners@ or
> cgi-list@
You're in the right place. This list (beginners-cgi) is the recommended
list for CGI questions.
-- Brett
Brett W. McCoy
Software Engineer
Broadsoft, Inc.
240-364-5225
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
