The Camel. Having said that it might be to high as well. Check out learning perl. Here are the two links (the books are available at most decent sized book stores and definitely from the online retailers).
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pperl3/ -> The Camel 3rd Edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lperl3/ -> Learning Perl http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lperlwin/ -> Learning Perl on Win32 http://perl.oreilly.com/ This will steer you more into Perl itself rather than just the web uses of Perl. The specific accessories and APIs for web use you will be able to pick up in no time after being introduced to the fundamentals of Perl from one of these resources. Then there is Programming the Perl DBI for your database programming needs, though you can probably find most of what you need documentation wise in the DBI docs. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perldbi/ For a great mysql reference and learning I would point you to MySQL from NewRiders as I was disappointed with O'Reilly's original attempt in this area, though I have not had a chance to peruse their new attempt. http://www.newriders.com/books/product.asp?session_id={97BFC0ED-A4D6-4492-A382-0CFB5E1E2465}&product_id={F41E0E33-C44C-459C-8BAA-C624AF57C651} Remember MySQL is a database client/server system not a programming language, the language is basically just SQL with a few additions and subtractions. So your "list" is an array and would more likely be handled within Perl rather than at the Mysql level, where you are going to be dealing with tables and rows of tables, etc. I also have a quick Mysql Pocket Reference up online that has helped a number of people in the past...... http://www.residualselfimage.com/mysql_pkt_ref/ Hope this gives at least some place to start.... David Fisher wrote: > Ok, I need to ask you guys for some help and advice. > I am working on learning Perl, but am having a hard time. I am very > familiar with C++, but Perl seems a lot more complex for some reason. > I currently have CGI Programming with Perl from O'Reilly, and Using Perl > 5 for Web Programming from Que publishing. These seem like good books, > but just aren't working for me. > > I guess I should explain my goals. I have my Windows machine set up > running IIS (just for testing) and mySQL 4 alpha. I want to learn to > make simple databases using Perl and mySQL. Just simple things like > Guestbooks are being hard on me, let alone anything else. I was thinking > of making an AD&D character tracker just for fun (since it's normally > easier to learn things if you are having fun too), but I can't even > fathom how to do some of these things, such as having a list of number > (whereas in c++ it would be int foo[x];) in mySQL. > > I can find very little online oddly enough that doesn't seem over my > head on mySQL and Perl. Does anyone have a good beginner's tutorial on > mySQL and Perl? I understand simple file i/o, but it doesn't seem to > apply the same and gets really complicated quickly with mySQL. > > Thanks guys, > > David Fisher > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
