In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael N. Felzien) wrote:
> Name: Michael Neil Felzien > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Homepage: http://www.pied.com > UserID: PIED > Descp: I've written a perl module that simply calculates the tax on > totals from mysql queries and from cgi form posts/gets on web pages, and only from mysql queries and CGI? shouldn't one simply be able to specify a locality and a total to compute the tax? the source and the application shouldn't matter. :) > outputs the results to a user defined file. The > module name is: > CGI::TAX is this really something that belongs in CGI? wouldn't Business::Tax be more appropriate? > I need a cpan directory to allow people to get it. Version number > currently is 0.8. Documentation is provided. Future releases will > contact governmental sites for current tax rates for state (this is > currently stored in a static array within the module) why not keep storing it in a static array? you could put the data in a separate module which is updated as needed and can be installed separately. -- brian d foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Perl services for hire CGI Meta FAQ - http://www.perl.org/CGI_MetaFAQ.html Troubleshooting CGI scripts - http://www.perl.org/troubleshooting_CGI.html