in reply to Perl Dumbass needs a hand-holding

The easy way to do this is to create the perl script using Notepad. Save it into a directory on your PC (e.g. c:\tryout\hello.pl). Bring up a command prompt (start-run-cmd on NT or 2000, start-run-command on 95/98), and cd to that directory (cd \tryout), and then perl hello.pl

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Re: Re: Perl Dumbass needs a hand-holding
by George_Sherston (Vicar) on Jan 03, 2002 at 14:40 UTC
    I totally agree, except I'd like to enter a slightly OT pl{ea||ug} for EditPad (with which site, I hasten to add, I have no connection except as a satisfied user). The "Classic" version is freeware, and replacing Notepad with this excellent bit of kit improved my productivity and sanity appreciably.

    § George Sherston
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      Imagine how happy I was when I found VIM for windows. Take that notepad.

      Thanks,
      Dru
      Another satisfied monk.
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      Likewise, SynEdit is an excellent free editor - and when I program under Windows I will invariably use it - it has profiles for various languages.

      I have no connection to this product, except as an equally satisfied user!

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