[Techtalk] Learning Perl!!!!

Michelle Murrain tech at murrain.net
Wed Sep 11 15:15:58 EST 2002


At 4:10 PM -0700 9/11/02, kansas_kennedy at phreaker.net wrote:
>Hi Larry Walls and Randal Schwartzs, I hope at least someone has 
>started with the Perl thingie. I have already started and am facing 
>some problems. Anyone would like to lend a helping hand please...
>
>1) While using "use stricts" it says 'can't find the strict.pm.' 
>Where can I get this pm file and how can I embed it in my Perl?

it is 'use strict'

So the line in your perl looks like:

use strict;

If that's what the line already looks like - what version of perl are 
you using on what OS?

>2) What is the big fuss about 'foobar'? what is it exactly in Linux? 
>Does it have any significance (like /dev/null)? I seen it being also 
>used in Learning Perl book.

it's just an example - it means nothing. I think the use of 'foo' and 
'bar' started in C?

>3) And I am having some trouble with the problem in section 2.2.1.1 
>in Page 23 of Picking up Perl pdf. I don't understand why they are 
>using " ' ' "  and then " "" " sort of alternatively. So far I 
>learned that single quotes are used when we don't want to interpret 
>anything and keep it as it is and double-quotes are used for 
>interpolation. But I am not getting this one. The answer comes out 
>same no matter which quote rule you follow. I have used single and 
>double quotes both consistently and alternatively. It doesn't make 
>any difference in the program.

I think I'd have to see the code to help you out with this one.

>And finally how's it going with you guys? I have started today and 
>gave it two hours including doing this mail and a short lunch break. 
>I have completed till page 24, took loads of notes. I am digesting 
>it all slowly. More practice is needed. I will resume tomorrow again.

Practice is the way to go...
-- 
.Michelle

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