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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In reply to (Ovid) Re: Is Perl the right solution... by Ovid
in thread Is Perl the right solution... by Lord Wrath

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