== Quote from R. Joseph Newton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])'s article > "Dillon, John" wrote: > > > I've spent ages looking to find the front door into Perl. > > > > I have downloaded the Win32 version and installed that using > > MSI on Windows NT. It doesn't create an icon on the desktop. > > Why should it? Desktops are for the least sophisticated users, only. > > > > > The only .exe's I find open into a window with a black > > background - is that it? > > Perl is a command-line utility. It is best to run it from a command prompt. Under > Win9.x, this is called MS-DOS Prompt. Under Win32, it is called simply command > prompt. > > > If so, what's next? Is there some > > GUI within which to write the code, > > The vlack screen is the editor. By calling perl directly, without the name of a > Perl file, you have opened the command-line interpreter. You can write your code > into this, and signal the end-of-code with CTL-Z. The interpreter should then > compile your code and run it. > > > > how do I execute a > > program... I know PHP and MySQL and have done Visual Basic. > > Mopre typically, you will write your file in a code editor[ie an editor that > provides auto-indent features andsimilar programmers conveniences] then run it from > the command prompt. > > You command prompt can be found at > Start|Programs|Accessories|Command Prompt > > I would suggest right-dragging this to your desktop and copying it. If you are > getting serious about computing, you will be using it a lot. > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > > > http://www.cantor.com > > CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail, including its contents and attachments, if any, are > > confidential. > > No they are not. They were posted to a public list. > > Joseph >
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