Check Perl Syntax. Create Mac only runnable CGI Scripts. To run MacPerl simply double click on the MacPerl application Icon in the MacPerl folder. To edit a file simply type, cut and paste, drag and drop perl text in the files window. To save your current Perl text files select save file option form File menu of either MacPerl or BBEdit Lite as appropriate.
Some systems use the .pl to recognise perl scripts.
Having written your complete Perl script it is a good idea to check that it works before you send it into the CGI world. There are two forms of checking. There are two forms of checking. In the case of the first.pl program we are developing the output is content type header and HTML that is going to be sent to the browser. If your script requires input then this is a different more complex matter which we leave until later.