Re^4: Creating a random generator

Corion;

My only interest in Perl is the web application of it for this one project for my website. As the output will be a .shtml file, which I can not view locally anyway, having Perl on my computer would be redundant as my server already has it on theirs. My hard drive space is very limited as well. I have been making text/html files out of almost all of my MS Word files, since MS word files are huge in comparison. If I knew how to make a web page act like Excel, I would have almost all of my spreadsheets as web pages which would hopefully be smaller.

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Re^5: Creating a random generator by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 07, 2007 at 09:25 UTC
Installing Perl locally is merely a convenience because it makes testing and error tracking far easier. If you are starting out with Perl I really recommend the more convenient way because debugging things remotely is more difficult by far. Perl can also "run" `.shtml` files as long as these look like Perl programs. Which are far easier debugged on the command line. But you're free to choose your own way.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Creating a random generator by Lady_Aleena (Priest) on Sep 07, 2007 at 19:04 UTC
Corion...~~do you know where else I could possibly download ActiveState Perl. I got a copy from their website, but it will not unzip due to an error. I would really like to take a look at it.~~ Update I knew I should try again before posting, but I am such a blond sometimes. :) As of now, I have ActiveState Perl installed on my computer. Now, how often I use is the question.	[reply]