I need help with perl

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:05 pm

Anyone know any decent tutorial sites? I have to make a library system for a piece of uni coursework. Basically all I need is a way of searching through a series of .txt files for a certain key (input from the web through a form). The text files will be stored on the server.

Anyone have any ideas?

-Ss

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:06 pm

Perl's a singer... she stands up, when she plays the... what? oh, sorry... wrong Perl...

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:10 pm

Google came up with a lot hits on "Perl Tutorial" maybe some of them will be of use?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=I ... l+tutorial

The_Dinobots · Post by **The_Dinobots** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:12 pm

Use Unix Instead, its better

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:18 pm

Originally posted by The_Dinobots
Use Unix Instead, its better

You're about as useful as a wet paper bag. Reasons why this won't work:

1. Unix is an OS. Perl is a programming language.
2. I HAVE to use Perl. I have no choice.

Oh, Brend, you're useless too, but we already knew that.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 8:28 pm

Originally posted by Sixswitch
Oh, Brend, you're useless too, but we already knew that.

Actually, that's an allegation. Not fact.

And only Casper's allowed to suggest otherwise without fear of pissing me off.

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Tue Aug 06, 2002 9:14 pm

Originally posted by Brendocon

Actually, that's an allegation. Not fact.

And only Casper's allowed to suggest otherwise without fear of pissing me off.

Well be more useful next time, then I won't have to...

I think this might be a case of being all too willing to take the mick, but unwilling to recieve back? I mean, I've no problem with you posting a smart/jokey reply, as long as you can accept an equally jokey/smart response.

Thanks Jim, by the way. One of those sites was most useful.

-Ss

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:57 pm

Originally posted by The_Dinobots
Use Unix Instead, its better

What? Wow, you're stupid.

I'd love to help, Sixsw, but I'm only just getting to grips with writing to guestbooks and stuff, not file 'I' as well as 'O'... I can tell you that CHMOD is your friend, and if you want a straightforward notepad-type text editor with quick conversion to UNIX linebreaks (useful if working with WinPCs), give 'metapad' a whirl:

http://liquidninja.com/metapad/

Perl is great; it holds about three-quarters of dynamic content across the web together!

The_Dinobots · Post by **The_Dinobots** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:16 pm

<---- Meant as a joke. Why do you backfire on me when I do it but not other people?

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:28 pm

Because jokes typically involve humour.

Anyone know any straightforward methods of implementing custom date display in Perl without having to fuss around with arrays and stuff?

The_Dinobots · Post by **The_Dinobots** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 8:11 pm

Originally posted by Stuart Denyer
Because jokes typically involve humour.

Anyone know any straightforward methods of implementing custom date display in Perl without having to fuss around with arrays and stuff?

Well Sorryy :rolleyes:

You don't like my humor

Post by **Denyer** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 8:24 pm

No, I can't see it. Unless acting dumb counts as humour, drawing irrelevant parallels between two dissimilar things isn't amusing.

The_Dinobots · Post by **The_Dinobots** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 9:19 pm

Originally posted by Stuart Denyer
No, I can't see it. Unless acting dumb counts as humour, drawing irrelevant parallels between two dissimilar things isn't amusing.

To you mister fancy pants they might not seem funny....Pah these "New Ones" are really a bother...Wonder why the Old Ones put them? Hmmmm......