Perl

FAQ 8.27 What's wrong with using backticks in a void context?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 30 Jul 2010 12:58

Can this be done (by a noob :))
I have set myself a task to create a script that can collect data from web pages and insert them intoa MySQl database. I'm a complete noob at this thougha nd not even sure what language I need (to learn), but think perl might be it. What I ask now is not for you to tell me whow to do it, only if it's feasible ... 31 Jul 2010 20:32

piped open and shell metacharacters
The Camel book, 16.3.1. Anonymous Pipes says: Perl uses your default system shell (/bin/sh on Unix) whenever a pipe command contains special characters that the shell cares about. If you're only starting one command, and you don't need--or don't want--to use the shell, you can use the multi-argument for... 3 Aug 2010 18:02

Thank you Rakudo-Star (and question about SciTE for Perl 6)
I know, it's not really on topic in c.l.p.m, but I just can't contain my excitement: Perl 6/Rakudo-Star has been released yesterday: http://rakudo.org/announce/rakudo-star/2010.07, the download page is http://github.com/rakudo/star/downloads I am just a simple Perl user, but I say: "Thank you very much to all ... 8 Aug 2010 14:30

avoiding min and max
After careful thought I have concluded that: $x < $aa && $x < $bb is an equivalent condition to $x < min($aa, $bb) I cannot presently see how this generalises for all the comparators (< <=, == !=, >=, >) , and "max" as well as "min". Can anyone give me a general rule for replacing $x <comparator> <m... 13 Aug 2010 16:51

FAQ 8.50 What is socket.ph and where do I get it?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq8.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 30 Jul 2010 06:24

Posting Guidelines for comp.lang.perl.misc ($Revision: 1.9 $)
Outline Before posting to comp.lang.perl.misc Must - Check the Perl Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Check the other standard Perl docs (*.pod) Really Really Should - Lurk for a while before posting - Search a Usenet archive If You Like - Check Other Re... 30 Jul 2010 11:52

FAQ 9.6 How do I download a file from the user's machine? How do I open a file on another machine?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq9.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 30 Jul 2010 01:02

FAQ 7.10 How do I adopt or take over a module already on CPAN?
This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq7.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 29 Jul 2010 18:29

How can I tell if a perl interpreter was built for 32 or 64 bits?
How can I tell if a perl interpreter was built at 32 or 64 bits? If I do "perl -V" I see: use64bitint=undef, use64bitall=undef So maybe it's 32-bits, but that doesn't really seem definitive. Thanks! ... 31 Jul 2010 15:04