perlwin32faq - Perl for Win32 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Perl for Win32 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This FAQ was originally assembled and maintained by Evangelo Prodromou. evangelo@endcontsw.com. It has been revised and updated by Brian Jepson of O'Reilly and Associates, and David Grove and David Dmytryshyn of ActiveState. (June 18, 1998)
This FAQ will be updated over time. Be sure to check out http://www.activestate.com/support/faqs/win32 for the latest version of this and other FAQs.
This FAQ is in the public domain. If you use it, however, please ensure that you give credit to the original authors.
Note that all code examples in this FAQ have been indented to be easy to read. If you cut-and-paste an example to a real Perl script, remember to outdent the code again so that the farthest-left column of code is in the first column. This can be crucial!
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The questions originally came from the perl-win32-users mailing list. Thanks to all the people on that list who have supplied suggestions and criticisms as well as information.
Contents of this FAQ
perlwin32faq: Overview of the Win32 Perl FAQ (this document)
perlwin32faq1: Availability and Installation
perlwin32faq2: PerlIS
perlwin32faq3: Documentation and Support
perlwin32faq4: Windows NT and Windows 95
perlwin32faq5: Implementation Quirks
perlwin32faq6: Web Server Configuration and Troubleshooting
perlwin32faq7: Web Programming (CGI and PerlIS)
perlwin32faq8: General programming
perlwin32faq9: Modules/sample scripts
Evangelo's original version of this FAQ is available on the World Wide Web at the following URL:
http://www.endcontsw.com/people/evangelo/Perl_for_Win32_FAQ.txt
and in HTML form at:
http://www.endcontsw.com/people/evangelo/Perl_for_Win32_FAQ.html