Crap. I guess I'll have to read another Perl book to continue writing Perl programs.
And just when it was going so well... Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Mladen Gogala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:20 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Isnumeric question > > > Because my new company is using python and I think I'll have > to learn it > sooner or later. > What is more, there seems to be growing confusion with > versions on Windows > operating > systems. ActiveState is lagging behind with DBI/DBD drivers > and it was a > problem to get > it all working. > What is more, Perl 6 is in the making, to be launched early > next year. Do > you remember > transition from the perl4 -> perl5 and from "oraperl" (perl 4.36) --> > DBI/DBD? If I have > to re-read all the books just to keep my knowledge, it will be a huge > investment. There are > many things that are not mentioned in "Learning Perl" and > without which perl > is practically > unusable. I'm talking about the references, objects, perlpod, > "anonymous > subroutines", "arrays > of references" and alike. For example \($a,$b,$c,$d) > =(\$a,\$b,\$c,\$d) > while [$a,$b,$c,$d] > is a reference to array. In order for perl to be useful, one must read > "Learning Perl" + at > least one other book about Perl & OO, and, of course, have "Perl > Programming" at the shelf, > whe he needs to find an appropriate built-in variable. Re-learning and > re-purchasing my 3rd > set of books is going to be quite expensive. Tim O'Reilly > will probably > surpass Jeff Bezos on > the Forbes list when that happens. BTW, are Tim O'Reilly and > Bill O'Reilly > related in any way, > shape or form? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
