How do I use google API within perl CGI script?

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The google API example shows that you should have the javascript within the head tag but I am using perl module CGI and in there they suggest that you use "print header;" instead of writting out your headers explicitly.

So if I want to use the perl CGI module and the google API javascript what is the correct way to do this?

I tried writing out the header explicitly but It seemed like the perl module really wanted me to use the header method. It seems like this would be a common use case but I looked around the web for some examples of this and I could not find one. Any help would be appreciated.

Did it work when you wrote out the header explicitly? That's the important thing. — mob
– mob, Commented Jun 11, 2010 at 22:30
It did not work when I wrote out the header explicitly but I do not have access to the server log right now. When I get back home I will report what the error said. — stephenmm
– stephenmm, Commented Jun 11, 2010 at 23:26
After a little bit of playing with it I find my main issue was a very newbee problem where my first line was not the "Content-Type: text/html\n\n". So I am not using CGI very much at all and it seems to be working well. — stephenmm
– stephenmm, Commented Jun 12, 2010 at 5:21

Snake Plissken · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-12 06:15:56Z

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Just ignore the CGI documentation and print your own HTML head section with the <script> section.

By the way, the header function in CGI prints the HTTP header, not the HTML header. The html header is produced by a function start_html. But you do not need to use CGI's built-in function. CGI output is supposed to look like the following (without the # parts):

Content-Type: text/html                   # HTTP HEADER

<html>                                    # HTML HEADER
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">           # JavaScript
...
</script>
</head>
...

edited Jun 12, 2010 at 6:15

answered Jun 11, 2010 at 22:51

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stephenmm Over a year ago

Should I use the other functions in the CGI module or just write out everything myself? Seems like the CGI module is just getting in the way.

Snake Plissken Over a year ago

@stephenmm: I wouldn't recommend using the HTML generation routines in CGI.pm. If you have a lot of HTML generation to do, think about using the Template Toolkit (Template module). Otherwise, just use print statements and heredocs.

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