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Hello!

 When "surfing" on many pages, I often discover many different kind of forms,
and when I take a look at the HTML-source, they all seem to have an entry
like this (code from AMD's WWW-site):

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<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/epdcontest">

and then different types of inputs:

<LI>What is the architecture of the 29K<FONT SIZE=-3>(TM)</FONT> family?<BR>
<input type="radio" name="Q1" value="a">16-bit CISC<BR>
<input type="radio" name="Q1" value="b">32-bit CISC<BR>
<input type="radio" name="Q1" value="c">32-bit RISC<BR>
<input type="radio" name="Q1" value="d">64-bit RISC<BR>

<P>Address: <input SIZE=40 maxlength=40 NAME="street">

<P>So that your entry is valid, please be sure you
answer <B>all</B> questions before you <INPUT TYPE="submit"
VALUE="Submit This Form">. If any item is not completed, you will get
a message that your entry is not valid and have the opportunity to try
again.</P>

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 I wonder what is happening, when the users clicks on "submit" - I know,
that the form is handled by the program in /cgi-bin/epdcontest , but
how does this program get the input from the browser and so on ???

 In general I'm no expert in HTML, I prefer doing this by the Try-And-Error
principle :-) - But if it cannot be said shortly, are there any C-sourcecode
for cgi-binaries somewhere (hopefully ANSI C) or do I have to start with
Perl (I've heard, that many uses Perl).

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