ActivePerl Resources
ActivePerl includes the core Perl documentation, the Perl FAQ, and the
ActivePerl User Guide (which contains information specific to ActivePerl,
such as the Release Notes and ActivePerl component documentation).
The ActivePerl User Guide is provided in HTML format; using a web browser,
load the file <ActivePerlInstallDir>/html/index.html to
view the document set. The ActivePerl User Guide includes the following
information:
- Getting Started This section contains a high-level
introduction to ActivePerl, documentation of the Perl Package Manager,
instructions on how to configure your web browser to support ActivePerl
CGI scripts, and general information specific to ActivePerl, such as the
Release Notes, Change Logs and the License and Copyright information.
- ActivePerl Components This section contains an
overview of the ActivePerl components, as well as documentation of the
major ActivePerl components, such as the OLE Browser, PerlScript, Perl for
ISAPI, PerlEx and PerlEz.
- ActivePerl FAQ This section includes general ActivePerl
Frequently Asked Questions pages, as well as several FAQs on Windows-related
issues.
- Windows Scripting This section includes several pages
documenting issues specific to writing ActivePerl scripts on Windows
platforms.
- Core Documentation, Programs,
Pragmas and Modules These sections contain
HTML versions of the PerlDoc or Man Page documentation for the Perl core,
Perl programs, Perl pragmas, and Perl modules that are included with
ActivePerl.
Note: When you add packages to your Perl installation using
the Perl Package Manager,
the ActivePerl User Guide is updated with the documentation contained in the
new modules.
Perl documentation can also be accessed from the command line by using the
perldoc command to display the embedded documentation for the
specified module. For example:
perldoc module.pm
For installation-related support issues, check the ActivePerl Mailing List archives. If you do not find the
answer to your problem, contact
support@ActiveState.com
for installation assistance.
Please submit bug reports and enhancement requests via the ActivePerl Bug
Database. All bug reports should be accompanied by one or more
concrete examples that will help us reproduce the problem. Include all
relevant information that you think will help us recreate the particular
environment in which the bug was observed. Remember, if we cannot
reproduce the problem, we cannot fix it!
Commercial Support
ActivePerl Enterprise Edition is a corporate support solution
for Perl. ActivePerl Enterprise Edition provides the comprehensive support that
an enterprise needs to deploy Perl in mission-critical applications.
Internet Web sites
ASPN,
the ActiveState Programmer Network ActiveState Professional
Services
The O'Reilly Perl
Resource Center
Perl Mongers
use Perl;
CPAN
Usenet Newsgroups
Usenet newsgroups are another good source of information and advice regarding
Perl. Please consult your system administrator or Internet service provider for
availability of the following groups:
comp.lang.perl.announce
comp.lang.perl.misc
comp.lang.perl.modules
comp.lang.perl.tk
There are also some non-English Perl related newsgroups:
de.comp.lang.perl
fj.lang.perl
fr.comp.lang.perl
it.comp.lang.perl
no.it.programmering.perl
pl.comp.lang.perl
japan.comp.lang.per
Books on Perl
The following books published by O'Reilly & Associates are useful
additions to any Perl aficionado's bookcase:
Srinivasan, Sriram. Advanced Perl Programming
Gundavaram, Shishir. CGI Programming on the World Wide Web
Schwartz, Randal L., Erik Olson & Tom Christiansen. Learning Perl on
Win32 Systems
Schwartz, Randal L. & Tom Christiansen, foreword by Larry Wall. Learning
Perl, 2nd Edition
Friedl, Jeffrey E. F. Mastering Regular Expressions: Powerful Techniques for
Perl and Other Tools
Vromans, Johan. Perl 5 Desktop Reference
Christiansen, Tom & Nathan Torkington. Perl Cookbook
Wall, Larry, Tom Christiansen & Randal L. Schwartz. Programming Perl, 2nd
Edition
Wong, Clinton. Web Client Programming with Perl: Automating Tasks on the
Web
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