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
>

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