Sams Teach Yourself Perl 5 for Windows NT in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) [Paperback]

David Till (Author), Tony Zhang (Author)

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Series: Teach Yourself in 21 Days | Publication Date: March 24, 1997

Perl, a powerful programming language in the UNIX arena, can be used for manipulating text, generating reports, and performing system tasks. Assuming no prior programming knowledge, this easy-to-use guide shows readers how to use this language to develop dynamic user interfaces into Windows NT databases-in no time.

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Perl, a powerful programming language in the UNIX arena, can be used for manipulating text, generating reports, and performing system tasks. Assuming no prior programming knowledge, this easy-to-use guide shows readers how to use this language to develop dynamic user interfaces into Windows NT databases-in no time. - Extensive coverage of scripting model architecture, lists and array variables, subroutines, mathematical functions, scalar conversion functions, debugging, and more

- Includes Q&A sections, practical exercises, and week-at-a-glance previews

- CD-ROM includes everything you need to start creating your very own Perl applications and scripts, including Perl 5 for Win32, Velocis SQL Database server engine, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01, all of the examples from the book, and more

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: Sams (March 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672310473
• ISBN-13: 978-0672310478
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,245,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only intended for users with *no* experience in programming, October 18, 1998

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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Perl 5 for Windows NT in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

If you have a little bit of experience (even BASIC!), than 60% of the book will bore you (what is a variable, etc.) and the rest will not treat the topics in any depth. From Windows NT users a certain minimum knowledge can be expected and NT specific topics are not treated enough (i.e. how to maintain user accounts etc.). Too much blank space and lines in the book, it could be reduced to less than a third in pages without reducing the text and the readability.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Covers material, but better know programming., August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Perl 5 for Windows NT in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

The first impression is the large number of typos in the code. It seems to work well for teaching 'what' works in Perl, but totally skips any 'why' structure. It comes off as an infinite number of special exceptions. Some advice, such as in the Pattern Matching chapter is just plan wrong. Seems to have slipped out without being editted.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to start with !, September 2, 1998

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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Perl 5 for Windows NT in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

good coverage and clear writing. Nice set of excersises after each chapter and answers at the end. Works for Win95. Would heartily recommend to anyone needing to start with Perl. However, falls short on CGI programming