Perl: Your visual blueprint for building Perl scripts

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