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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+#script to guide user thru adding a new item entry
+#written 8/11/99
+# modified 9/11/99 by chris@katipo.co.nz
+
+use strict;
+
+#use C4::Search;
+use CGI;
+use C4::Output;
+
+my $input = new CGI;
+print $input->header;
+print startpage();
+print startmenu();
+my %inputs;
+
+#hash is set up with input name being the key then
+#the value is a tab separated list, the first item being the input type
+
+$inputs{'ISBN'}="text\t";
+$inputs{'Barcode'}="text\t";
+$inputs{'Price'}="text\t";
+#$inputs{'Author'}='';
+#$inputs{'Series Title'}='';
+print mkform('wah',%inputs);
+#print mktablehdr();
+#print mktableft();
+print endmenu();
+print endpage();