Greetings; Clive, you must be new to all this! I haven't seen a flame on this list since I started reading it, and that has been a few months.
The reference to perldoc is not the same as "RTFM". Perldoc is a part of the perl package. The perldoc files are well written and generally have some code fragments that show you how to use the feature. Type perldoc perldoc (no, I didn't stutter!) on the command line, or in a DOS window, and all will be revealed! :-) Also, you can check out about.com for tutorials, examples, and online classes. When it comes to perl you need lots of resources. And experiment, experiment, experiment! Good Luck! Dennis On 27 Jan 2002, at 19:03, Clive Knowles wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Clive Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Source for beginners help required Date sent: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:03:50 -0000 > G'Day, > I'm looking to start in perl, and coming from assembly on pic chips, > this is all greek to me. I see a lot of people getting flamed and told to > "read the perldoc" but have no idea where I would find it! I'm not > interested in buying books yet (I don't know how I'm going to get on with > this) so would like some VERY basic help on opening external files etc. Is > there a web address anyone could provide, where the basics of perl are > clearly explained? > > Thanks for your help > Clive Knowles > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
