--- "Hemond, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Instead of embedding perl code in html files to > generate stuff from a > database, I would just have to write an entire perl > file that will print > the html code (like the example I've shown above) > and do the > manipulations on the database at the same time. I'm > just wondering if > this is a good idea, or if I am missing the features > of mod_perl at all. > I don't think that's a good idea, putting the html code in the script. Of course, it depends on how much html you are talking about. I code web apps using CGI::Application with HTML::Template ( or Template-Toolkit), then I simply run the apps as registry scripts since I don't need the power of handlers.
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