how to store value of a text box in a perl variable

I am a beginner in Perl. Can anyone show me a few lines of sample code on how to store the value of a text box in a perl variable? I want to store the value the user entered in a form in a Perl variable after he clicks on the submit button (assuming my page submits to a perl script).

Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

ok if you are using a form with a text box then the value you give it will be the perl variable.

<input type=text name=person value="">

now see the name=person well that is the variable you need for perl. after the user hits the submit button then on the next page is looks like this-

print "$person\n";

that will print the text that the user inserted.

if you use hidden variable then it woul dlook like this

<input type=hidden name=person value="john">

print "$person\n";

that line will print out john

does that help you? if not ask away :)

I am beginner in Perl..
I need to add a view button which takes the input from the text box which the user enters for eg:

<input type=text name=person value="">

print "$person";

but the value is blank even if I enter something in the text box.

Can someone please guide me regarding this..