The most comprehensive Perl book in the market - with more than 1000 examples and three bonus chapters in the CD - ROM - the new editions of the best selling Perl Black Book covers Perl 5.6 from basic syntax to the most advanced Internet Programming. Three new chapters have been added to this second edition covering XML with DOM, SAX, CGI, SOAP, and WML. From Perl essentials to working with XML and WML, from creating guest books to writing bi-directional Internet socket programs to implementing shopping cart programs, this book covers as much Perl as any two books, and includes hundreds of pages on CGI Programming. Plus, every topic is illustrated with at least one fully functional working example.Chapter 1: Essential PerlChapter 2: Scalar Variables and ListsChapter 3: Arrays and HashesChapter 4: Operators and PrecedenceChapter 5: Conditional Statements and LoopsChapter 6: Regular ExpressionsChapter 7: SubroutinesChapter 8: Formats and String HandlingChapter 9: ReferencesChapter 10: Predefined VariablesChapter 11: Built-In Functions: Data ProcessingChapter 12: Built-In Functions: I/OChapter 13: Built-In Functions: File HandlingChapter 14: Standard ModulesChapter 15: Perl/Tk - Windows, Buttons, and MoreChapter 16: Data Structures and DatabasesChapter 17: Creating Packages and ModulesChapter 18: Creating Classes and ObjectsChapter 19: Object-Oriented ProgrammingChapter 20: Internet and Socket ProgrammingChapter 21: CGI ProgrammingChapter 22: CGI: Creating Web Counters, Guest Books, EMailers and Secure ScriptsChapter 23: CGI: Creating Multiuser Chat, Server Push, Cookies and GamesChapter 24: CGI: Creating Shopping Carts, Databases, Site Searches and File UploadsChapter 25: XML: DOM ParsingChapter 26: XML: Modifying Document Content and SAX ParsingChapter 27: XML: CGI, SOAP and WMLChapter 28: Handling the Web in Code

With insightful tips and techniques for programming with Perl, this efficient little guide provides immediate solutions with field tested examples to help programmers and Web developers quickly solve problems and fully utilize the power and flexibility of the cross-platform programming language.

A guide to getting the most out of Perl covers such topics as productivity hacks, user interaction, data munging, working with modules, object hacks, and debugging.

Covers Perl syntax and programming thoroughly--from the essentials up through the issues of security, creating Perl packages, and topics such as dynamic class inheritance. Also contains a solution guide to debugging and error messaging.

The sixth edition of this bestselling Perl tutorial includes recent changes to the language. Years of classroom testing and experience helped shape the book's pace and scope, and this edition is packed with exercises that let readers practice the concepts while they follow the text.

North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains’ capacity to move North Americans where they want to go. While Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada face intense pressure to transform themselves into successful commercial enterprises, Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy changes lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high-speed rail passenger innovations. Perl goes beyond merely describing these achievements, translating their implications into a North American institutional and political context and diagnosing the obstacles that have made renewing passenger trains so much more difficult in North America than elsewhere. New Departures links the lessons behind rail passenger revitalization abroad with the opportunity to recast the policies that constrain Amtrak and VIA Rail from providing efficient and effective intercity transportation.

This visual alternative to traditional text-based instruction uses two-page tutorials and step-by-step screen shots. This unique method of organizing screen shots and text on a two-color spreads make it easy for people to learn new concepts and tasks. CD-ROM contains code and e-version of the book.

A Perl expert can solve a problem in a few lines of well-tested code. Now you can unlock these powers for yourself. Modern Perl teaches you how Perl really works. It's the only book that explains Perl thoroughly, from its philosophical roots to the pragmatic decisions that help you solve real problems--and keep them solved. You'll understand how the language fits together and discover the secrets used by the global Perl community. This beloved guide is now completely updated for Perl 5.22. When you have to solve a problem now, reach for Perl. When you have to solve a problem right, reach for Modern Perl. Discover how to scale your skills from one-liners to asynchronous Unicode-aware web services and everything in between. Modern Perl will take you from novice to proficient Perl hacker. You'll see which features of modern Perl will make you more productive, and which features of this well-loved language are best left in the past. Along the way, you'll take advantage of Perl to write well-tested, clear, maintainable code that evolves with you. Learn how the language works, how to take advantage of the CPAN's immense trove of time-tested solutions, and how to write clear, concise, powerful code that runs everywhere. Specific coverage explains how to use Moose, how to write testable code, and how to deploy and maintain real-world Perl applications. This new edition covers the new features of Perl 5.20 and Perl 5.22, including all the new operators, standard library changes, bug and security fixes, and productivity enhancements. It gives you what you need to use the most up-to-date Perl most effectively, all day, every day. What You Need: Perl 5.16 or newer (Perl 5.20 or 5.22 preferred). Installation/upgrade instructions included.

Covering the basic paradigms of programming and discussing the many techniques specific to Perl, this guide examines standard data formats--such as text, binary, HTML and XML--before giving tips on creating and parsing new structured data formats. 5 line drawings, 5 tables.

Many neophyte programmers now begin their careers by learning the metalanguage, Perl. But the books currently available on Perl assume their readers already understand the basics of writing and designing programs--when in fact they do not. The tutorial teaches programming right along with the particulars of Perl syntax, as well as good style and structure and maintainability of the code.