Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Inside you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Perl 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
The companion CD-ROM includes:
- Perl 5.6.0
- Perl Builder and ActiveState Perl Development Kit evaluation versions
- Perl2Exe for Win 32 trial version
- Visual Perl Editor and UltraEdit32 shareware versions
- Plus, all sample code and an eversion of the book
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 trial version
- Visual Perl Editor and UltraEdit-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