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In Search Of The Win32 Guru
Getting help for Win32 Perl
is easy. ActiveState's listserver has been a sounding
board for questions, suggestions, and conversations
related to the port. You can join any of six mailing
lists: Perl-Win32-Users, Perl-Win32-Porters,
Perl-Win32-Announce, Perl-Win32-Web,
Perl-Win32-Admin, or Perl-Win32-Database. Just send
mail to listmanager@activestate.com with a body
containing subscribe
name_of_mailing_list.
The comp.lang.perl.misc and
comp.lang.perl.modules Usenet groups are also good
sources of advice. These forums discuss all Perl
platforms; don't assume that everyone reading your
post will know that you're talking about the Win32
port. There are a few informative web pages for Win32
Perl. Here are five of my favorites:
- The Perl-Win32-Archive by
Aldo Calpini
(http://www.divinf.it/perl-win32/index.sht), a
search engine for the Win32-Perl-Users
listserver.
- Evangelo Prodromou's Perl
for Win32 FAQ at:
http://www.endcontsw.com/people/evangelo/Perl_for_Win32_FAQ.html.
- The how-to guide to Win32
extensions by Philippe Le Berre, located at:
http://www.inforoute.cgs.fr/leberre1/main.htm.
- The great "Perl for
Win32" resource by Joe Casadonte Jr. at http://www.netaxs.com/~joc/perlwin32.html.
- Activeware's web site
(http://www.activeware.com),
where you can find binaries, source, samples of
PerlScript, and assorted words of
wisdom.
There's also a new book by O'Reilly, Learning
Perl for Win32, that should hit shelves by the time
this article goes to press.
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