I write my perl code on Textpad 4.5.0 from www.textpad.com running on Windows 98SE, and upload it to a server running perl 5.8.0 on Red Hat Linux 9.0.

The problem I am having is that if I write a perl script in Textpad like this: 
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "hello world!\n";

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I get this:

: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

If I add the -w switch, it works: 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
print "hello world!\n";

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It also works if I simply write the code direct on the Linux server, using a text editor like pico.

So my question is: Is there any way I can write perl in Textpad without using the -w switch all the time, and if not, is there an alternative text editor with color highlighting you would recommend?

By the way, I am uploading in ASCII mode, not binary.

Thanks for yor help!

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