$hDATA1::YEAR -reg

[elavazhagan perl]

Hi Guys...

This query may be irreverent to this forums....if it is please pardon
me......
In my form there is one option to chose the entire year...

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<TD WIDTH="650" ALIGN="LEFT" bgcolor="#ffffee"> <INPUT TYPE="RADIO"
NAME="PERIOD" VALUE="Y" checked>
Choose an <b>Entire Year</b>: <i>(only years with recorded usage will
display)</i>* $hDATA1::YEAR*
</TD>
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when the user choose the date ....the range may be fetched from the database
and assigned to the $date_year variable,and the following if loop will be
executed in the cgi script.

Please let me know the exact functionality of *$hDATA1::YEAR *in this
form???????How does it work???



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 if ($period eq "Y") {
        $date_from = "01/01/$date_year";
        $date_to = "12/31/$date_year";

    }
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Thanks and Regards,
Ela