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Acme::Apache::Werewolf by rob_au Protect web directories from werewolves! Acme::Comment by PERLscienceman Allows multi-line comments which are filtered out. Acme::Current by jeffa Keeping current the Acme Way Acme::DNS::Correct by antirice Return expected results when attempting to perform a DNS lookup on domains that don't exist Acme::Don't by rob_au The opposite of do Algorithm::Diff by VSarkiss Find differences in two sequences "intelligently" Apache::ASP by trs80 For developing dynamic web applications Apache::Htpasswd by greenFox A module to manage an apache .httpasswd or other Unix crypt-style password file. Apache::MP3 by maverick mod_perl module to provide mp3 listing / streaming AppConfig by BoredByPolitics The Swiss Army Knife of Config Param modules Archive::Tar by graff Module for manipulating tar file contents BioPerl by scain A collection of bioinformatics modules Bone::Easy by Guildenstern Generate pickup lines in Perl Business::CreditCard by jdavidboyd Validate/generate credit card checksums/name Business::OnlinePayment::AuthorizeNet by twerq AuthorizeNet backend for Business::OnlinePayment C::Scan by knight Scans C source code for functions, typedefs, macros, variables, etc. Carp::Clan by Aristotle The way it should always have worked CDB_File by ehdonhon Perl extension for access to cdb databases CGI::Application by rob_au Framework for building reusable web-applications in an object-orientated and extensible fashion CGI::Carp by redcloud CGI routines for reporting errors CGI::Cookie by wardk Manage Cookies via Perl CGI CGI::Explorer by stefp it displays trees of data.often known as HList Class::DBI by stonecolddevin A Simple Database Abstraction Config::IniFiles by wardk A module for reading .ini-style configuration files. Convert::Morse by PERLscienceman Coordinate by orbital Creating and manipulating Coordinate objects cpan-upload by liz Upload one or more files to CPAN, using PAUSE CPAN.pm by Aighearach Curses::UI by sheridan3003 A curses base User Interface framework Data::Dumper by geektron takes a variable ( or reference to a variable) and 'unrolls' or dumps it out for inspection Data::Flow by knight Recipe-controlled data manipulation. Data::FormValidator by markjugg Helps the process of validating HTML forms Data::ShowTable by markjugg routines to display tabular data in several formats. Data::TreeDumper by Anonymous Monk Replacement for Data::Dumper Date::Calc by Anonymous Monk The Perl module for handling datesDate::Manip by ZZamboni Powerful date parsing, arithmetic and other manipulation Date::Simple by shiza Lightweight, yet powerful, date manipulation. DBD::Anydata by idsfa The DBD::AnyData module provides a DBI/SQL interface to data in many formats and from many sources. DBD::RAM by mirod A DBI driver for files and data structures
DBI vs. Oraperl by wardk Options for accessing Oracle from Perl DBIx::XML_RDB by mirod Exports data from a relational data base as XML desift by princepawn a module for simple data munging Devel::Peek by nakor the standard module for peeking at Perl's internals Devel::ptkdb by busunsl Graphical debugger for perl diagnostics.pm by damian1301 A great module for catching and possibly telling you how to fix and error Email::Valid by kilinrax Checks the validity of an email address (hence the name ;-) ExtUtils::ModuleMaker by simonflk an h2xs replacement for non-XS modules EZDBI by Juerd Easy interface to SQL database File::Find by Corion Enumerate files and directories in a directory tree File::GetLineMaxLength by martin Get lines from a file, up to a maximum line length File::SortedSeek by RMGir Quick lookup of values in sorted text files File::Spec by tye Portable ways to manipulate file specifications Filter::Handle by Adam Apply a filter to a filehandle! Written by our own btrott GD by Jouke GD.pm - Interface to Gd Graphics Library Geo::Weather by damian1301 This is a great module that grabs the weather with very simple commands from the National Weather System Getopt::Declare by danger Declarative command line argument parser Gimp by Aighearach Goo-Canvas by zentara Improved Canvas for Gtk2 based on Cairo HTML::Clean Review by sheridan3003 Cleans up static HTML pages HTML::Embperl by trs80 Allows for embedding Perl inside of HTML for server side processing. HTML::FillInForm by MrCromeDome Automagically populate HTML forms with CGI parameters HTML::FromText by FoxtrotUniform Mark up text as HTML HTML::Mason module review by TheoPetersen Embed Perl code in Web pages with component architecture HTML::Template by defyance A great module for creating HTML templates. HTML::TreeBuilder by Nooks Parser that builds a HTML syntax tree Image::Magick by Corion Manipulate picture files in various file formats Inline::Files by ariels Multiple virtual files at the end of your code IPC::Open3 by tilly Open a process for reading, writing, and error handling Lingua::Ispell by jeffa Plug ispell easily into an application List::Compare by McMahon Easily creates sophisticated comparison information about arrays. Mail::POP3Client by xjar Module for interfacing with a POP3 server using RFC1939. Mail::Sendmail by Corion Send mail without any local mailer installed Memoize by ariels Make your functions faster by trading space for time MIME-tools by mpolo Parse and create MIME messages MIME::Lite - For outging mail with attachments by trs80 Builds MIME structures Module::Build by rinceWind A replacement for ExtUtils::MakeMaker Module::Compile::TT by dragonchild Sane source filtering for the rest of us Net::FTP by vaevictus provides simple OO interface to the File Transfer Protocol Net::IMAP::Simple by nite_man A simple Perl interface to the IMAP server. NET::LDAP by bobtfish A module to allow perl to query and/or update LDAP directories. Net::Telnet by Rex(Wrecks) Making telnet with perl way too easy. NetAddr::IP by Clownburner Manipulates IP addresses, masks, and subnets Number::Spell by PERLscienceman Perl extension for spelling out numbers. PAR by rinceWind Packaging perl scripts as executables Parallel::ForkManager by Clownburner Provides a simplified way to run multiple parallel forks within a program. Params::Validate by rinceWind Validation of parameters passed to a subroutine Parse::RecDescent by Masem Lex/Yacc-like grammar parser for perl Pod::Simple::HtmlBatch by doom Converting internal code documentation to web-pages Pod::Usage by skx print a usage message from embedded pod documentation Pod::Webserver by rinceWind A tool for browsing the modules you have installed Proc::Background by flyingmoose Create and manage processes on Windows & Unix Proc::Daemon by ncw A small but perfectly formed module for turning your unix process into a Daemon Proc::ProcessTable by rob_au Framework for obtaining and extracting information on process execution Quantum::Superpositions by larsen QM-like superpositions in Perl Roman by mirod Counting in roman numbers Semi::Semicolons by ailie Write Perl with 'Peterbilt' as statement terminator. Slurp by Juerd Slurp entire files into variables Sman by Khen1950fx Search and Index Manpages SNMP by Nooks SNMP module for the UC Davis SNMPv3 library SOAP::Lite by $code or die Add SOAP capabilities to your applications with ease Spreadsheet::WriteExcel by abaxaba Create MS_Excel binaries Spreadsheet::WriteExcel by BigGuy To write a spreadsheet in native excel binary form Storable by TheoPetersen Persistency for Perl data structures strict.pm by tye Adds strictness that can make Perl code easier to maintain String::Random by ishmael Generate random strings based on a pattern SVK by rinceWind Distributed / offline version control Switch by Cow1337killr Switch - A switch statement for Perl, do not use if you can use given/when Template Toolkit 2 by Masem A language-neutral templating system Term::ProgressBar by crenz Allows you to easily add progress bars to your command-line utilities Text::CSV by TStanley Manipulation routines for comma-separated values Text::MicroMason by Aristotle A fast, lightweight, excellently documented und unbelievably painful to use template engine. Text::Template by mirod A module that fills-in templates including Perl code Text::xSV by TStanley Read and separate character separated data Time::Piece::MySQL by jeffa Bridges the gap between Perl and MySQL date-time types Tree::DAG_Node by bm Represents nodes in a tree, and their relationships Win32::API by Guildenstern Allows use of many Win32 API calls Win32::Lanman by SyN/AcK A module that handles all of the Lanman functionallity for Win32 Win32::OLE by Rudif "Where Perl magic meets Windows" WWW::Amazon::Wishlist by monkfan Scrape all the details from your Amazon wishlist XML::DOM by mirod Implements W3C's Document Object Model XML::Grove by Laurent CAPRANI A perl-friendly tree-based XML processing module XML::Parser by mirod Low level module for parsing XML in Perl XML::PYX by mirod A line-oriended interface to XML XML::Simple by mirod A simple interface to XML documents XML::Twig by mirod A Perlish and efficient module for XML processing XML::UM by mirod creates encoding functions from UTF-8 to most encodings XML::Writer by mirod A CGI.pm-like module to write XML
