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Win32 perl to start on?

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by avand1

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I was wondering if someone could give me some recommendations on books for Perl for Windows.

Something in a entry level, I found a Sybex book called Perl, No Experince Required, but it is out of print.

Thanx

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by mckaytech

O'Reilly has a book called "Learning PERL on Win32 Systems" (by Schwartz, et al) that isn't too bad - Amazon.com currently has it listed for $27.96 USD.

Overall, though, PERL on Windows isn't really much different than PERL on anything else. I use the PERL implementation from www.activestate.com and find that the general O'Reilly books on PERL work pretty well for figuring out how to get it to do what I need it to do.

paul

by ebob

I just want to 2nd the thoughts of the previous response. The O'Reilly books in general are my 1st stop when looking for a reference.

The Win32 implementation of PERL is "almost identical" to the *X versions, but I would suggest that you start with the Learning...Win32 O'Reilly book. Unless you are an absolute beginner, do not bother with the "Dummies" book (well, you do a get CD with some nifty little, but somewhat out of date, toys and tools).

Your next choice, IMHO, is O'Reilly's Perl CD Bookshelf, which includes half a dozen books on CD (I just copy them to my HD and bookmark the "index.htm"), plus a hard copy of "Perl in a Nutshell". It's a GREAT reference that I use all the time.

by avand1

Thanks eBob for the advice, I was finding it rather daunting to decide on which resources to use. Your direction is greatly appreciated.

Andy

by cmurphy-mcse

Just to add on to the previous two answers, I have found a great computer related book store, its www.bookpool.com, they sell books at up to 40% off. That it might be nice to save some money.

Good luck

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