[lug] cgi/perl question

[j davis]

hi,

Im trying out cgi...when i put this in a page

<form ACTION="/cgi-bin/mycgi.pl">
favorite color: <input name="favecolor">
<input TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Submit">

and lets say i type in blue..what do i need to do on the perl
side to accept this value...i.e. the value get sent to the script
like $var=blue then for my perl scrp can i just use $var to
equal blue or do i need to tell perl to get the value like..
$var = <> ....thanks

thanks
jd


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