Webmaster Forum / Perl / Getting Started / February 2006

I need to set a variable to a filename where only 1 section of the file is
static.
For example:
$filename =~ /test/;

I have been developing Perl programs on Windows computers for a few
years now, now I have to develop scripts on Linux computers now.  I hate
to say it but I have never really done any Perl/Linux development, just
shell scripting.  I am having troubles getting Perl modules installed ...

I'm trying to build Math::Pari along the way to building Net::SFTP, but
the make fails with the following error:
pariinl.h: In function `mulssmod':
pariinl.h:887: error: asm-specifier for variable `hiremainder' conflicts

I have a text file with around 1 million lines and I need to do a search
And replace on over 9000 words. I am currently reading a line and
passing
A hash table against it and any matches it is replacing the word in the

Does anyone know how to use the barcoding of PDF::API2?  The  
documentation is lacking.
Ryan

What's the easiest way for me to turn a number into a letter?
2 -> b
5 -> e
26 -> z

Afternoon all, I want to change some repetitive code so its more dynamic,
basiaclly I want to replace the elsif statements below with one statement
which gets the number dynamically so I only need one if statement.
Any ideas?

i want to execute some batch/perl file from my perl program and continue to
do some changes and then re-execute some files.
my code is like
st.pl

I need to print some mailing labels and include an image of a barcode  
on the label.  I'd like some suggestions on modules to use, I've  
never used perl to print anything before.  (Creating a PDF or  
something in the right way would be fine too).

Is there a perl module for SQLite3?
Thanks.
Teddy

 I have a script which runs a regression and
generates a log of failed tests.
Eg: Test:     dir1/test1.v failed
My manager wants me to create a link to the file, so

Up to now I've been using CVS for source control.  There's a plethora of
Perl scripts
out there for CVS (extended acces control and etc.) that I love to use, but
now that

Someone try this module on Windows Workstations?
It is not in the PPM , so I try to install it manually.
Regards
OXx

Hey all
Im trying to run the following
system ('fetchmail -f '.$fetchmailconf.' -a -k -r \"'.$folderitem.'\"');
What im getting is:

to read a record from a database I  generated a list of the column names
(@fields).
The get/set methods of the record class are constructed like "set+name
of column" e.g. getDate, setAmount.