pass a perl variable to html

[roop1]

I am using a perl script to produce a six element array. When I click a string in the first element, I am linked to a html table (all.html) and the matching string is displayed in the first row of the html table.

This is the variable I am using in the perl script:

$ewstring= substr($string[$count - 1],3);

and this is the link to the html table (all.html):

$thisrow = $thisrow . "<td>" . $myfont . "<a href=/Operations/all.html#$ewstring style=text-decoration:none><font color=#000000>" . substr($string[$count - 1],3) . "</a>";

If I could have highlighted that matched value in the html table I would have done so, but I don't think that can be done in html. I was wondering if I could print that variable string outside the html table so that a user would see what string they selected.

Thanks.

[KevinADC]

I am totally confused, could just be me, it's been a long week, but I have no idea what you are asking or trying to do.

[roop1]

Sorry for the confusion. I would like to pass a perl variable to a html table. In the example I included in my post, $ewstring (in my perl script) is the variable that stored the string that I would like to pass to the html table. Is that a little clearer?

Thanks.

[KevinADC]

If your perl script is generating and outputting the HTML code all you need do is insert your scalar into the HTML output:

my $foo = 'Hello World';
print qq~<table><tr><td>$foo</td></tr></table>~; 

[roop1]

Thanks but I am still confused. If I may I will try to explain further.
These two lines in my perl script:

$ewstring = substr($string[$count - 1],3);
$thisrow = $thisrow . "<td>" . $myfont . "<a href=/Operations/all.html#$ewstring style=text-decoration:none><font color=#000000>" . substr($string[$count - 1],3) . "</a>";

produce the following table:

01TTERRORS_TCP_from_MIS Up Up 51 Jul 16 10:04:45 0
01TTERRORS_from_PHARM Up Up 0 Jul 16 08:01:37 0
01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS Up Up 2326 Jul 16 14:14:05 0
01TTMSGS_eater Up - 51 Jul 16 10:04:45 0

When I click on say "01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS" from the above table, then the following html table is displayed:

Dept Error Coverage Contact Notes
01TT-eater External: 01TTMSGS_eater 0900-1700 x 5 See DC.OPS.DOC@INTFACE
01TT-MIS External: 01TTERRORS_TCP_from_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call
External: 01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call
External: 01TTRESULTS_TCP_to_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call

I would like to print the string "01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS" at the top of the html table i.e. above the column headings. Example:

01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS
Dept Error Coverage Contact Notes
01TT-eater External: 01TTMSGS_eater 0900-1700 x 5 See DC.OPS.DOC@INTFACE
01TT-MIS External: 01TTERRORS_TCP_from_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call
External: 01TTLABORDERADT_TCP_from_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call
External: 01TTRESULTS_TCP_to_MIS 24 x 7 Tech Support on-call

Is this more confusing?

Thanks.

[KevinADC]

You seem to be quite confused. What are you expecting this to do?

<a href=/Operations/all.html#$ewstring

thaat just looks like an internal anchor that jumps to a certain part of the existing html page. It can't do anything besides that.

[roop1]

Exactly. That is all I want it to do, nothing else. However, I would like to print $ewstring on top of the existing html page, if that's possible.....Perhaps it's not.

[KevinADC]

It is possible but you would have to send the data back to the server, parse it, and reprint the page on the fly. Another possibility is to incorporate some DHTML/javascript into the html code that will handle the printing of the table name. But then you have the task of learnng DHTML/javascript and how to get it into your html output or asking on a DHTML/avascript forum (my javascript experience is very limited). A third possibility is AJAX, something I know next to nothing about.

[roop1]

Thanks for you help. I thought this would be a whole lot more than I can handle. But I needed confirmation.

Thanks again....