> Actually, the sequence used as delimiter for CGI fields is "\t".
> I think this is not the best choice, cause having a tabulation
> into a field content is always possible (cut & paste, file upload...).
>
> Why not allowing the user to choose the more appropriate
> delimiter, through a ENV var ?
>
> # delimiter = \0
> PerlSetEnv EMBPERL_FIELDS_DELIMITER 0x00
>
> # delimiter = HT
> PerlSetEnv EMBPERL_FIELDS_DELIMITER 0x09
>
> # delimiter = none : use array ref instead for multiple values
> PerlSetEnv EMBPERL_FIELDS_DELIMITER ARRAY_REF
>
> Of course, this delimiter would default to "\t", for backward
> compatibility.
>
> Is this relevant or not ?
>
Yes, it's relevant. I have this already in my mind for one of the next
releases
Gerald
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