[Pdx-pm] CGI.pm question about start_html(-script)

[Michael G Schwern]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 12:26:52PM -0700, Thomas J Keller wrote:
> Greetings CGI.pm users,
> I would like to call more than one external javascript script in a 
> workrequest form I'm writing using CGI.pm. How do I code that in the 
> start_html() method?

The interface is documented but a bit nasty.  It really should work as
you expected (ie. have src take an array ref) but I have the feeling
Lincoln has little sympathy for JavaScript.

       A final feature allows you to incorporate multiple <script> sections
       into the header.  Just pass the list of script sections as an array
       reference.  this allows you to specify different source files for dif-
       ferent dialects of JavaScript.  Example:

            print $q->start_html(-title=>'The Riddle of the Sphinx',
                                 -script=>[
                                           { -language => 'JavaScript1.0',
                                             -src      => '/javascript/utilities
10.js'
                                           },
                                           { -language => 'JavaScript1.1',
                                             -src      => '/javascript/utilities
11.js'
                                           },
                                           { -language => 'JavaScript1.2',
                                             -src      => '/javascript/utilities
12.js'
                                           },
                                           { -language => 'JavaScript28.2',
                                             -src      => '/javascript/utilities
219.js'
                                           }
                                        ]
                                    );

       If this looks a bit extreme, take my advice and stick with straight CGI
       scripting.


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