(Ovid) Re: Is Perl the right solution...

VBA might be a reasonable solution. Compiled Perl is generally not the greatest. Due to the way that Perl works, compiled Perl is generally forced to include the Perl executable in addition to the program. This forces the compiled program to be rather bloated and it doesn't run significantly faster than non-compiled Perl (from what I have heard). The only reasons I can think of, off hand, for compiled Perl would be an attempt to hide the source or to be able to distribute your application without requiring people to install Perl. Neither of these reasons seems to fit your needs.

Cheers,
Ovid

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Re: (Ovid) Re: Is Perl the right solution... by belg4mit (Prior) on Dec 13, 2001 at 01:39 UTC
Essentially true. I've used ActiveState and Indigo Perl compilers. Really only useful for a) hiding your code b) making it a bit easier to bundle It should be noted that compiling will inline any modules you use as well, though any external libraries will be kept seperate. This can of course be a major pain if you are getting into moderate and heavy wizardry. `-- perl -p -e "s/(?:\w);([st])/'\$1/mg"`	[reply]

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Re: (Ovid) Re: Is Perl the right solution...
by belg4mit (Prior) on Dec 13, 2001 at 01:39 UTC

a) hiding your code
b) making it a bit easier to bundle

It should be noted that compiling will inline any modules you use as well, though any external libraries will be kept seperate. This can of course be a major pain if you are getting into moderate and heavy wizardry.

-- perl -p -e "s/(?:\w);([st])/'\$1/mg"

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