# Perl quoting issue

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/perl-quoting-issue/279084
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [January 9, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/perl-quoting-issue/279084 "2009-01-09T08:29:37Z")
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### Author: ![iamhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c57346/32.png) [@iamhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamhere)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/perl-quoting-issue/279084/1 "2009-01-09T08:29:37Z")

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Hello,  
In a Perl CGI script, I have the following line that outputs a bit of HTML:

print "  
blah blah…  
\<input type=“hidden” id=“review” name=“review” value="$review"  
blah blah…

" ;  
When I run this program, I get the following error in my server log file:

Global symbol “$review” requires explicit package name at /var/www/cgi-bin/submit.cgi line so and so…

But I have already _declared_ the variable $review with a

my ($review) ;

much earlier in the program.

Could anyone advise me as to what is going wrong?