If you want to see the output, then you should run your script from a command prompt window. If you double-click on it, it will probably go by too quick to read. And yes, I would recommend sticking to .pl extension. I can't remember exactly what .plx is for.
-----Original Message----- From: Perl CosmicVoid To: Michael Gargiullo Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/20/02 8:52 PM Subject: RE: perl infant stage.. Hi! Ive got two different Perl icons now. One Big Perl and another a small perl against a paper backdrop.. the MSDOS program does run, However its a split second thing its zips in front of the eye and disappears.. Please Advise. MaLs.. --- Michael Gargiullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe they need to just be .pl... I'm a Linux > user... I don't have a > windows box to even check with, but The Perl > Interpreter I think needs the > files to end with .pl > > Hope this helps > > -----Original Message----- > From: Perl CosmicVoid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:20 PM > To: Timothy Johnson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: perl infant stage.. > > > Hi Tim! > > ThankQ for the Quick reply! > i was unable to send the Attachment due to its Size > > However, i would like to Confirm yes it has that > i)YES it has a Yellow Perl icon! > > my file is called hello1.plx is that ok.. even if i > have placed the default..?! > > or should i go to explorer and > View>>FolderOptions>>FileTypes and change teh > extension to pl instead of PLX.. ?! > > thanks Once Again! > MaLs.. > --- Timothy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I don't see an attachment. Howefver I can give > you > > a few tips to make sure > > your ActiveState is installed correctly and to > > launch your script. > > > > 1) The #!/usr/bin/perl(or something) line won't > do > > anything in Windows. > > Make sure that your scripts have a .pl > > extension, otherwise Windows > > won't know what to do with it. > > > > 2) When you open Explorer, do your .pl files have > a > > yellow pearl icon? > > If not, hold down SHIFT, right-click, and > select > > Open With... from the > > context menu. > > In the dialog that opens, make sure "Always > use > > this program for this > > type of file" is checked. > > Click on Browse... and find perl.exe > > (c:\perl\bin\perl.exe by default). > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Perl CosmicVoid > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:52 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: perl infant stage.. > > > > > > Hi! > > > > Im a New User to Perl. > > Ive got Equipped with me a book called Begining > Perl > > by Simon Cozens, its honeslty an Quite an Good > Buy! > > > > However, after installing Perl from ActiveState, > > (for Windows) and creating myFirst Hello World > > Program, im COMPLETELY unable to run it! > > However, when tried on UNIX i was able to get > Hello > > World.. its quite queer.. > > > > Im not a UNIX user i just explored the system as i > > found a dead end with Windows. > > However, if you could revies the Attachment fir my > > Windows ERROR and tell me where i went wrong i > would > > deeply appreciate it! > > > > ThankQ! > > MaLs.. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy > Awards. > > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- > ---- > > This email may contain confidential and privileged > > material for the sole use of the intended > recipient. > > > > If you are not the intended recipient, please > > contact > > the sender and delete all copies. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. http://movies.yahoo.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
