2015-08-31 17:07 GMT-05:00 Andrew Beverley <andy@andybev.com>:

On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 16:37 -0500, Richard Reina wrote:
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> <td width="550"><% Chlngs.$ID.DESCRIP %></td>
> <td><input type="text" name="<% Chlngs.$ID.ID %>"

So, the name of the input parameter is an ID number.

> However, after getting the template to work I am once again stumped in how
> to capture the value of the dynamically named hash ref

In which case it will be returned as a scalar using param():

my $value = param( $key );

Which will return, for example, "7", if that is what is in the textbox.

> foreach my $key ( keys %$Chlngs ) {
> print "Checking Chlgs: " . $key . " for value.\n";
> if ( param( $key ) ) { # paramter has value
> #$input_hash->{ $key } = $Chlngs->{ $key };
> $input_hash->{ $key } = param( $key );

^^ So just capture the value here, but just in a scalar
Is there a reason for using a hash?

No, no good reason to be using a hash. Been hammering so much that I forgot that everything looks like a nail. Thank you for pointing out that I don't need a hash here. What a relief.

my $value = param( $key ) is exactly what I needed. Thank you once again. I will someday need to fly to London and buy you several pints!

Richard