How to pass filepath as a parameter to URL using perl

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I am testing my perl code. I want to pass filepath as a paramter to the URL of the page.

The perl code is dependent on this filepath entirely.

When i set the filepath inside my perl code. (hard coded path), i am able to execute the perl code without any errors. Here is the variable

my $filename="\\\\sfoaepmdata.dcc.com\\folder\\data.txt";

If i pass it via URL, it doesnt work as expected. Can anyone suggest how to pass filepath as a variable in the URL ?

Here is what all i tried to someohow transfer $filename from url to perl code.

http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=\\\\sfoaepmdata.dcc.com\\folder\\data.txt
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=\\sfoaepmdata.dcc.com\folder\data.txt 
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=//sfoaepmdata.dcc.com/folder/data.txt
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=////sfoaepmdata.dcc.com//folder//data.txt 
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=file://sfoaepmdata.dcc.com/folder/data.txt
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=file:////sfoaepmdata.dcc.com//folder//data.txt
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=http:////sfoaepmdata.dcc.com//folder//data.txt
http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?filename=http://sfoaepmdata.dcc.com/folder/data.txt

The above data may seem confusing. But please only read values after ?ffilename. Can anyone pls suggest.

I also tried passing other normal paramters and it worked. for e.g. $account=GEL; the filepath doesnt work.

http://apmqa.dcc.com/cgi-bin/test/editor.pl?account=GEL

See also Perl::Dancer how to include a file path as a parameter in the URI — Håkon Hægland
– Håkon Hægland, Commented Sep 3, 2015 at 21:40

Ayesha · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-03 22:45:58Z

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the solution was pretty simple. i first need to get the user parameter converted to perl and then work on it accordingly.

$filename   = $cgi->param('filename');

By this code, we will get the filepath from the user in $filename and we can work on the required file. Hope it helps someone. thanks.

The passed parameters to the URL would be as shown below

?filename=\\sfoaepmdata.dcc.com\folder\data.txt

answered Sep 3, 2015 at 22:45

Ayesha

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