Webmaster Forum / Perl / Modules / January 2004

A simple test script:
#! /usr/bin/perl -w
use DBI;
use XML::Simple;

I am trying to build mod_perl-1.99_08 on a RH 9 system. The make errors. Below
is my attempt. Can anyone give me an idea of what is wrong and how to fix it?
[x@mod_perl-1.99_08]$ perl Makefile.PL MP_APXS=/usr/sbin/apxs
Reading Makefile.PL args from @ARGV

I run my perl scripts from unix (hp-ux) and I need to change users
passwords
to the Active Directory. Is this possible from unix. I am found
scripts which do this by activeperl/windows, but none with unix

and how it links up to DBD::mysql, then you are pretty close to Perl God.
Because I can't make heads or tails of it.
But I can tell that $dbh->primary_key_info is very unimplemented in the
DBD::mysql driver, and it fails silently.  I guess I'll have to grok that

Running W2K SP3 and downloaded ActivePerl 5.8.2.808 and ensured \bin
is in the path.  Since I'new to Perl here I thought I'd start out with
something simple to get a feel of what to do and verify the install.
I've read on several websites that the Perl equivalent of the

Oops, forgot to copy the group.
Also, Math != Statistics
I'd prefer to see this in Statistics::R::*
(My GF is a Stat major and has made me QUITE aware that statisticians

I'm working on a module that make a bridge between the R-project
"intepreter" and Perl. Actually I need to have this done today, soo, I will
ask for a fast reply. Thanks in advance.
Soo, I need some adivices for the name of the module. Here are some names,

I am new and am lost with  Win32::Process stuff.
I want on perl script to start a process, then another perl script to
terminate the same process.
I can start a process using...

I STFW alot, please help. I ran this command as non-root:
perldoc perllocal
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Tue Dec 30 22:19:00 2003: "Module" Mail::SpamAssassin

I send many emails to various clients of mine, and each email has the link
to the web page.
The recepients are supposed to click the link, and take a look at that day's
web page.

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Anyone know what I can find a module of lib to access EXIF info which I can
on my Windows' Active State Perl ?
Thanks
-Ed

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am writing to invite your comments about distributing a script on
CPAN.
The script looks like a module (non OO) but has already seized a non

I just realized that I haven't registered a couple of the namespaces I've
been using. I'd like some feedback on the following:
 FileHandle::Unget : An extension to FileHandle that supports put-back of
 multiple bytes (Perl's implementation only promises support for 1 byte)

Seen this message? Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/tmp/mysql.sock'
I got this trying to install DBI and DBD for mysql from CPAN.  After
fumbling, a comment by somebody said "Make /tmp world writable and set