#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# postcard-form.pl, a program that prints out
# an HTML form suitable for creating postcards.
use strict;
use diagnostics;
# available from http://www.perl.com/CPAN/
use CGI;
use Mysql;
# Create an instance of CGI
my $query = new CGI;
# Send an appropriate MIME header
print $query->header("text/html");
# Begin the HTML output
print $query->start_html(-title =>
"Send a postcard!");
# Connect via Unix sockets to the database on this
# server
my $dbh = Mysql->connect("localhost", "test");
# Build up our SQL command
my $command = "";
$command = "select graphic_id,";
$command .= "graphic_file from graphics";
# Uncomment for debugging
# print "<P>SQL command: <B>$command</B></P>\n";
# Send the query
my $sth = $dbh->query($command);
# Make sure that $sth returned reasonably
die "Error with command \"$command\""
unless (defined $sth);
# Iterate through the returned rows
my @arr = ();
# Print some HTML
print '<P>Now you can send a Web-based postcard ';
print 'to your friends! Enter the appropriate ';
print 'information, and e-mail will be sent to ';
print 'your friends indicating where they can pick ';
print 'up their postcard.</P>', "\n";
print '<Form method="POST"';
print ' action="/cgi-bin/send-postcard.pl">';
print ' "\n";
print '<P>Your name: <input type="text" ';
print 'name="sender_name"> </P>';
print '<P>Your e-mail address: <input type="text"'
print ' name="sender_email"> </P>';
print '<P>Recipient's name: <input type="text"'
print 'name="recipient_name"> </P>';
print '<P>Recipient's e-mail address: '
print ' <input type="text" ';
print 'name="recipient_email"> </P>';
print '<P>Name of the graphic to insert: '
print ' <input type="text" ';
print 'name="graphic_name"> </P>';
# Now get the graphics IDs from the database, and
# print them out
while (@arr = $sth->fetchrow)
{
# Get the ID and filename
my ($id, $name) = @arr;
print '"<P><input type="radio"';
print 'value="$id" ';
print 'name="graphic_id"'>$name</P>\n";
}
print '<textarea name="postcard_text" ';
print 'wrap="hard" rows="20" cols="60">', "\n";
print '</textarea>';
print '<P><input type="submit" ';
print 'value="Send postcard"></P>', "\n";
print '<P><input type="reset" ';
print 'value="Clear current contents"></P>', "\n";
print "</Form>\n";
# End the HTML
print $query->end_html;
exit;
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