Thank you all for the reply :) You might expect some silly, basic questions from me in the near future.
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:45:31 -0500, Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:28:40 -0800, Rocky Chett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am a database administrator(oracle) wanting to learn Perl for > > scripting and administrative purposes. > > > > Can you please suggest some book(s)/sites for learning Perl. How long > > does it take to learn Perl, given that I have maintained some Perl > > scripts for a year - not much work, but I can say I have seen them. > > Also, I have been a programmer for several years. > > > > I have downloaded Perl for Windows. I hope it is not much different > > from the Perl for Unix (used at work). > > > > Thanks. > > > > ORA's _Perl for Oracle DBAs_ is a great place to start. I also second > Wiggins' plug for the basic perl books and _Programming the Perl DBI_, > although I I find that Perl with can be a great tool for automating > and iterating through PL/SQL routines without accessing the DBI > directly, especially if you already have a lot of PL/SQL out there > that you atre interested in maintaining. > > HTH, > > --jay > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>