Perl: Your visual blueprint for building Perl scripts
by Ruth Maran, Paul Whitehead, Eric Kramer
Category: Computers

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you' ll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Perl programming tasks, including: Demystifying references Creating variables and *expressions* Building arrays, lists, and subroutines Generating output Working with strings Handling regular expressions Working with file systems Harnessing Perl modules Using Perl with CGI Working with databases Perl 5.6.0 plus scripting tools and more on CD-ROM! Perl Builder and ActiveState Perl Development Kit evaluation versions Perl2Exe for Win32(R) trial version Visual Perl Editor and UltraEdit(R) -32 shareware versions All sample code from the text plus a searchable e-version of the book Extra Apply It " Apply It" and " Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules