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convert stored CGI files (from CGI.pm) to fsdb

Synopsis

    cgi_to_db [-duU] [-e EmptyValue] [cgi-files...]

Description

Converts all stored CGI files (from CGI.pm) to fsdb, optionally unescaping the contents. When contents are unescaped, CR NL is recoded as “\n”.

Output is always in fsdb list format with double space (type “S”) field separator.

Unlike most Fsdb programs, the input to this program is not usually from standard input. However, the program will take -i options.

This program requires temporary storage equal to the size of the data (so that it can handle the case of different entries having different headers).

Options

-u or --unescape: do unescape data, converting CGI escape codes like %xx to regular characters (default)
-U or --nounescape: do not unescape data, but leave it CGI-encoded
-e E or --empty E: give value E as the value for empty (null) records
-T TmpDir: where to put tmp files. Also uses environment variable TMPDIR, if -T is not specified. Default is /tmp.

This module also supports the standard fsdb options:

-d: Enable debugging output.
-i or --input InputSource: Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or - for standard input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
-o or --output OutputDestination: Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or - for standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
--autorun or --noautorun: By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method. The --(no)autorun option controls that behavior within Perl.
--help: Show help.
--man: Show full manual.

Sample Usage

Input

file A (TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in):

    name=test
    id=111-11-1111
    email=test%40usc.edu
    submit_time=Tue%20Jan%2014%2011%3A32%3A39%202003
    =

file B (TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in-2):

    name=test2
    id=222-22-2222
    email=test2%40usc.edu
    newfield=foo
    emptyfield=
    submit_time=Tue%20Jan%2024%2022%3A32%3A39%202003
    =

Command

    cgi_to_db TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in-2

Output

    #fsdb -R C -F S name id email submit_time newfield emptyfield
    name:  test
    id:  111-11-1111
    email:  test\@usc.edu
    submit_time:  Tue Jan 14 11:32:39 2003

    name:  test2
    id:  222-22-2222
    email:  test2\@usc.edu
    newfield:  foo
    emptyfield:  -
    submit_time:  Tue Jan 24 22:32:39 2003

    #  | cgi_to_db TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in TEST/cgi_to_db_ex.in-2

AUTHOR and COPYRIGHT

This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public license, version 2. See the file COPYING with the distribution for details.

Info

2024-01-25 perl v5.38.2 User Contributed Perl Documentation