Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
Dr. Herong Yang, Version 5.10

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Website URL: http://www.herongyang.com/Perl

Title: Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

Author: Dr. Herong Yang

Category: Perl/Tutorial

Version/Edition: Version 5.10, 2009

Number of pages: 190

Short description: This Perl tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Perl language himself. Topics include ActivePerl, data types, subroutines, debug, references, objects, open, binary, file, directory, DBM, MySQL, regular expression, RPC::XML, XML::Simple, SOAP::Lite, socket, CGI, IIS, Apache, socket, Windows, Linux.

Long description: This Perl tutorial book is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Perl language himself. Topics include ActivePerl, data types, subroutines, debug, references, objects, open, binary, file, directory, DBM, MySQL, regular expression, RPC::XML, XML::Simple, SOAP::Lite, socket, CGI, IIS, Apache, socket, Windows, Linux. Key sections: Perl on Linux - ActivePerl - Data Types - Subroutines - Debug - Modules - References and Nested Data Structures - Objects - Typeglob and Package Exporter - Working with Strings - Input to and Output from Perl Programs - Input and Output in Binary Mode - Reading Directory Entries - Converting Perl Scripts to Executable Programs - Working with File Systems and DBM Files - Accessing MySQL from Perl Programs - String Performance - Socket Network Communication Coding - Using XML::Simple Module - XML Client and Server Communication Model - Using SOAP::Lite Module - Web service with SOAP::Transport::TCP and SOAP::Transport::HTTP Modules - Using Perl CGI with IIS and Apache - XML-RPC Specifications and RPC::XML Module

Keywords: Perl, Script, Language, Example, Code, Free, Tutorial, Book.

Previous Version: Part A - http://www.herongyang.com/Perl/index2.html
Part B - http://www.herongyang.com/perl_b/index.html

Cost/Price: Free

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Revision history:

  • Version 5.10, 2009. Added notes on Apache server.
  • Version 5.00, 2008. Combined part A and B.
  • Version 4.00, 2003. Reformatted in XHTML and PDF.
  • Version 3.00, 1999. Using Perl on MS Windows.
  • Version 2.00, 1997. Using Perl on Linux.
  • Version 1.00, 1995. Started to learn Perl.

Copyright:

  • This book is under Copyright © 2009 by Dr. Herong Yang. All rights reserved.
  • Material in this book may not be published, broadcasted, rewritten or redistributed in any form.
  • The example codes is provided as-is, with no warranty of any kind.

Table of Contents

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 Perl on Linux Systems

 ActivePerl on Windows Systems

 Data Types: Values and Variables

 Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements

 User Defined Subroutines

 Perl Built-in Debugger

 Name Spaces and Perl Module Files

 Symbolic (or Soft) References

 Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects

 Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)

 Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages

 String Built-in Functions and Performance

 File Handles and Data Input/Output

 Open Files in Binary Mode

 Open Directories and Read File Names

 File System Functions and Operations

 Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary

 Using DBM Database Files

 Using MySQL Database Server

 Socket Communication Over the Internet

 XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator

 XML Communication Model

 SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module

 Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts

 CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

 XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP

 RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC

 Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server

 References

 Printable Copy - PDF Version

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