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Sending data over to another Script at the click of a button!

I have a perl script which generates a HTML output page.

Contained on this page is a button to send the user to a next page (mass.pl) where they can generate a second set of results.

Please click here:
<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>

this sends them to mass.pl.

What i'd like to do is, when they click the button and go to mass.pl, i'd like some variables to be sent over to mass.pl aswell so that this second set of results can be generated.

so... If user hits button --> User gets sent to mass.pl
                                     --> Data gets sent over, results generated in mass.pl

The script is below, i am trying to send over $orfprotein1, $orfprotein2, $orfprotein3, $orfprotein4, $orfprotein5, $orfprotein6 and @fragments
when the button is hit.

Thanks.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use CGI::Carp 'fatalsToBrowser';
# ORFfinder.pl
# Perl programme to read in FastA format to find all possible open
# reading frames (ORFS) beginning with ATG and ending with a stop codon,
# TGA, TAA, TAG)
 
# Analyse all six open reading frames and predict ORFS in all six. Only
# longest ORF will be used.
 
require 'module.pm';
use CGI;
use strict;
use warnings;
use DNALib;
use ReadingFrameModules;
my $query = new CGI;
 
# Initialise variables
my ($dna, $dna1, $dna2, $dna3, $dna5, $dna6, $revcom, $revcom1, $revcom2, $longorf1, $longorf2, $longorf3, $longorf4, $longorf5, $longorf6, 
$dna_filename);
$dna=$dna1=$dna2=$dna3=$dna5=$dna6=$revcom=$revcom1=$revcom2=$longorf1=$longorf2=$longorf3=$longorf4=$longorf5=$longorf6=$dna_filename='';
my $dna_file;
my @file_data;
my $dna_header;
 
   # If a text box provided, take from that
if ($query->param('dna-textbox')) {
   $dna1 = $query->param('dna-textbox');
   # take header and save it as a string $dna_header
   ($dna_header, $dna1) = split(/\n/, $dna1, 2);
 
   $dna = extract_string_sequence_from_fasta_data($dna1);
 }
   # Else see if file upload
elsif($query->param('fileupload'))  {
 
   #  Retrieve the file from the web post instead of the filesystem
  @file_data = get_file_data();
   #Extract the sequence from the contents of the file
   $dna = extract_sequence_from_fasta_data(@file_data);
}
 
 
# Add ACGT Validation, changing all non ACGT code to A
$dna =~ s/[^acgt]/a/g;
 
 
# feed the dna data into open_reading_frame to return the longest ORF
 
$longorf1 = open_reading_frame($dna);
 
# remove first base from sequence
$dna2 = substr $dna, 1;
$longorf2 = open_reading_frame($dna2);
 
# remove first base from $dna2
$dna3 = substr $dna2, 1;
$longorf3 = open_reading_frame($dna3);
 
#Reverse compliment the DNA sequence
$revcom = revcom($dna);
$longorf4 = open_reading_frame($revcom);
 
 
#remove first base from sequence
$dna5 = substr $revcom, 1;
$longorf5 = open_reading_frame($dna5);
 
#remove a further base from the sequence
$dna6 = substr $dna5, 1;
$longorf6 = open_reading_frame($dna6);
 
# SECOND HALF OF THE PROGRAM - THIS WAS ORIGINALLY TO BE SENT TO A SECOND SCRIPT
# FOR TASK 2 BUT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CGI IMPLEMENTING TWO SCRIPTS ON ONE HTML FORM
 
# my($longorf1,$longorf2,$longorf3,$longorf4,$longorf5,$longorf6)=@ARGV;
 
#Transfer Open Reading Frames over to ProteinDigest
# system './proteindigest.pl', $longorf1,$longorf2,$longorf3,$longorf4,$longorf5,$longorf6;
 
# Initialise second program variables
my $orfprotein1 = '';
my $orfprotein2 = '';
my $orfprotein3 = '';
my $orfprotein4 = '';
my $orfprotein5 = '';
my $orfprotein6 = '';
my $codon;
 
# Convert DNA sequence to Protein sequence - Translate each three base
# codon into an amino acid, and append to the protein
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf1) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf1,$i,3);
$orfprotein1 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf2) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf2,$i,3);
$orfprotein2 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf3) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf3,$i,3);
$orfprotein3 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf4) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf4,$i,3);
$orfprotein4 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf5) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf5,$i,3);
$orfprotein5 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
for(my $i=0; $i < (length($longorf6) -2) ; $i += 3) {
$codon = substr($longorf6,$i,3);
$orfprotein6 .= codon2aa($codon);
}
 
# Add N-terminal to each reading frame
 
$orfprotein1 = $orfprotein1 = "_$orfprotein1";
$orfprotein2 = $orfprotein2 = "_$orfprotein2";
$orfprotein3 = $orfprotein3 = "_$orfprotein3";
$orfprotein4 = $orfprotein4 = "_$orfprotein4";
$orfprotein5 = $orfprotein5 = "_$orfprotein5";
$orfprotein6 = $orfprotein6 = "_$orfprotein6";
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
my $enzyme = $query->param('enzyme');
 
# Select an enzyme from the radio buttons on form
my $re;
if   ($enzyme eq   'TRYPSIN') { $re=qr/(?<=[KR])(?!P)/; }
elsif($enzyme eq 'ENDOPROTL') { $re=qr/(?<=K)(?!P)/; }
elsif($enzyme eq 'ENDOPROTA') { $re=qr/(?<=R)(?!P)/; }
elsif($enzyme eq    'V8PROT') { $re=qr/(?<=E)(?!P)/; }
else {die "Unknown enzyme selection '$enzyme'\n";}
 
 
# To cleave all proteins, and put then in the same array
my @parts;
foreach my $seq ($orfprotein1,$orfprotein2,$orfprotein3,$orfprotein4,$orfprotein5,$orfprotein6) {
    push @parts, split($re, $seq);
}
 
# Now, @parts contains everything
# Generate an array of all digested protein fragments
my @fragments = join("<br>\n", @parts); 
 
print "Content-type:  text/html
 
<html>
<head>
<link href='thrColElsHdr.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />
</head>
<div class='thrColElsHdr'>
 
<div id='container'>
  <div id='header'>
     
     <img src='dna.png' alt='DNA double helix' />
 
         <h2>Peptide mass/charge analyser</h2>
 
 
    
 
    
  <!-- end #header --></div>
  <div id='sidebar1'>
  
  <!-- end #sidebar1 --></div>
  <div id='sidebar2'>
  
  <!-- end #sidebar2 --></div>
  <div id='mainContent'>
  
  <form id='form2' name='form2' method='post' action='save.pl'>
 
<h2>Protein Digestion Results for $dna_header</h2>
<form method= 'link' action='save.pl'>
<label>To Save this data to a text file, Click Here:  <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='Save Results'>
 
</label>
</form>
<form id='form3' name='form3' method='post' action='mass.pl'>
<label>Please select a Mass to be analysed before continuing to the mass 
analyser:<br />    <br />
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='average' 
id='average' />
      Average</label>
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='mono-isotopic' 
id='mono-isotopic'
/>
      Mono-Isotopic</label>
    <br />
<br />
 
Please click here:
<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>
 
</form>
 
<hr />
 
<p>List of protein cleavage fragments, cleaved with enzyme $enzyme;</p>
<p>@fragments</p>  
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
	<!-- end #mainContent --></div>
	<!-- This clearing element should immediately follow the #mainContent div in order to force the #container div to contain all child floats --><br class='clearfloat' />
   <div id='footer'>
<p><a href='Help.pl#references'>REFERENCES</a> | <a href='Help.pl#about'>ABOUT</a></p>
  <!-- end #footer --></div>
<!-- end #container --></div>
</div>
</html>
 
";

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Hi Adam.

The button is shown in the image below. Once the user has selected a mass, the button should take them to mass.pl and at the same time transfer over $orfprotein1, $orfprotein2, $orfprotein3, $orfprotein4, $orfprotein5, $orfprotein 6 and @fragments all to mass.pl.

The button to transfer the user over to mass.pl is:

<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>

so would i incorporate your advice, to say....

<form id='form3' name='form3' method='post' action='mass.pl'>
<label>Please select a Mass to be analysed before continuing to the mass
analyser:<br />    <br />
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='average'
id='average' />
      Average</label>
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='mono-isotopic'
id='mono-isotopic'
/>
      Mono-Isotopic</label>
    <br />
<br />

Please click here:
<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein1\" value=\"$orfprotein1\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein2\" value=\"$orfprotein2\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein3\" value=\"$orfprotein3\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein4\" value=\"$orfprotein4\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein5\" value=\"$orfprotein5\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein6\" value=\"$orfprotein6\" />
 <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"fragments\" value=\"@fragments\" />
<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>

</form>

Thanks.

<form id='form3' name='form3' method='post' action='mass.pl'>
<label>Please select a Mass to be analysed before continuing to the mass
analyser:<br />    <br />
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='average'
id='average' />
      Average</label>
    <label>
      <input type='radio' name='mass' value='mono-isotopic'
id='mono-isotopic'
/>
      Mono-Isotopic</label>
    <br />
<br />
 
Please click here:
<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>
 
</form>

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The second <form> tag isn't needed - you only need 1 form tag.
Yeah i've removed it, my only real query was tying in teh hidden buttons with the button which sends the user over to mass.pl: i.e.

Please click here:
<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein1\" value=\"$orfprotein1\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein2\" value=\"$orfprotein2\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein3\" value=\"$orfprotein3\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein4\" value=\"$orfprotein4\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein5\" value=\"$orfprotein5\" />
  <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"orfprotein6\" value=\"$orfprotein6\" />
 <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"fragments\" value=\"@fragments\" />
<form method= 'link' action='mass.pl'> <input class='form-button' type='submit' value='M/Z Analyser'>

because i noticed with your save button, you used:

<input type=\"submit\" value=\"save\" /> which is different, so i was wondering if there would be a problem? i've tried it, but i'm receiving a weird error message... something i'll probably have to set up in a related question. But as long as the code above is fine, then it's a huge weight of my mind, and it's not the code causing the error message.
The second <form> tag in your HTML will cause a problem.  Other than that, your code looks correct.

If you don't want to have to put a \ in front of all the ", you should use some other character to quote your string.

Here is an example, these two line produce the exact same output.  It demonstrates how you can use some other character, in this case, curly braces.
print "this string \" has double \" quotes in it\n";
print qq{this string " has double " quotes in it\n};

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