Li Ngok Lam wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:44 AM > Subject: Re: I'm a Nebie to PERL > > > [snap] > > > > It ran and just listed the contents of the helloworld.pl file. PERL ran but > > > > the .pl program didn't. > > > > > > > > Any idea how to get this to work? > > > > > > > > > > First, your Perl is not a complete version of Perl. You just have the > > > compiler of Perl. > > > > You can't install 'just the compiler'. The compiler and interpreter are > > inseperably joined at the hip. > > Sorry, I am just trying to focusing on the missing parts, something like > how to run a perl script without installing Perl... That's not a complete > Perl.
I've since realised that you meant 'just the compiler/interpreter' without the standard modules, in which case my comment is wrong. My apologies. > > > > > You almostly missed some very important modules such as strict, warnings, > > > CGI..etc. > > > > I doubt that strict.pm or warnings.pm would be missing, and there's no indication > > of that from what Kenneth says. Besides, CGI is of very little importance outside > > the web hosting world. > > Hmm...... I have Oracle 9.2 too, and I found there no else more modules are > bundled. Well if you have the same Oracle installed then you know a lot more than I do! And it also explains why you were suggesting that Kenneth's installation had no starndard stuff. But I'm still surprised if even strict.pm isn't there. Have you done a search for a file called 'strict*' under the /perl directory? If there are no supporting files then what on earth does Oracle install Perl for? It's almost useless for writing programs! > > > > > And second, your Perl is out of dated..... for Win32 OS, Perl is up to 5.8.0 > > > now. So go to > > > http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Register.plex?id=ActivePerl > > > to download the newest, complete version of Perl. > > > > Several installations of V4.1 are working fine. Also, reinstalling a later > > version of Perl in a different place (or even the same place) may well upset > > Oracle. > > > > My opinion is on the "Hello World" level. The point is no more Oracle, or > Apache or whatever, but Perl herself. If the simplest perl line can't run > correctly, > Whatelse could be on the furture ? Again, that's my opinion. =) Yes, precisely. And any version of Perl should be able to run a 'Hello World' program. I was worried that a second installation may upset something that's currently running. (I like 'Perl herself' by the way! It seems very appropriate that Perl is a lady - I'm sure Larry would approve!) > > > If you use all default settings of Perl, your Perl is installed at C:\Perl. > > > Also, some parameters (PATH) is stored to Windows too (After > > > reboot). So to run your script, > > > just start like : > > > > Do you mean the default for the ActiveState version? Anyway there's no > > reason in general for the installation path to cause problems. > > > > Yes, and Yes, in general. > > If one can tell the path or adding path correctly, then no problem in any > case > for sure. So, my starting point is for the simplest, defaultest starting. > Breaking > down the problem's combinations. Yes, and I agreed that checking that the Perl executable was on the path was the right thing to do. > Sorry if my comments are not Pro enough. This is a beginners' list, and whatever level you're at I think it helps you to try to solve other people's proplems: you can learn very quickly that way. My comments were made only to correct what I saw as possible mistakes in your post. > But on the way I starting Perl, unlink Delphi, Turbo C.... > Perl is just looking like an silence army, stand > by for action, but nothing more is signaled. > All the way I was trying, was to make > the "Hello World" get success, at my very beginning start time =) I like that too - is it a quote from Sun Tzu? ;-) I'm still puzzled as to how Kenneth managed to get a listing of his program out of a Perl command. Let us know how you're getting on Kenneth, if you're still watching this thread. Cheers, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
