Phoenix.pm: New meeting place

jim jimm at amug.org
Thu Sep 2 15:12:58 CDT 1999



> \_ my $q=new CGI;
> \_ foreach ($q->param()) {
> \_  ${$_} = $q->param($_);
> \_ }
> 
> Is it just me, or does this replicate the effort of
> 
> $q->import_names('main');
> 
Ooops! Red flag..

The CGI Docs warn that importing into 'main' is a "major security risk"
$q->import_names('q'); is recommended...
that gives you $q::field1, $q::field2..etc..
thought it was worth mentioning.. ;-)

Jim M.

> Just curious.
> 
> Not only is there more than one way to do it, there's probably too
> many.  :-)
> 

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A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention 
in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and 
tequila. -- Mitch Ratcliffe



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