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http://www.byte.com/documents/s=304/byt20000223s0011/index3.htm How to get PERL http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ you should use your Web browser to access the CPAN multiplex service at www.perl.com. Basically, the multiplex service routes any address starting with http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ to what it thinks is your nearest mirror site, based on your IP address. If you find that the multiplex service takes you to a site that doesn't perform well for you, you can select your mirror site manually at http://www.perl.com/CPAN (note the lack of a final slash). At the very top of the www.perl.com home page there should be links to the current stable and development source code versions of Perl: you want the stable version. The current stable Perl for Microsoft systems is at http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.zip; for Unix systems it is http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz. If you don't want the source distribution, scroll down the page a little. You'll find links to ActivePerl for Win32, MacPerl, and the list of Unix binaries. Installing a binary distribution is usually pretty easy; installing a source distribution requires having the appropriate C compiler and tools. Installing additional modules from CPAN can be easy, impossible, or merely difficult. If you want to want to use someone's Perl script that requires a CPAN module (for instance, Jon Udell's mindshare script on Byte.com, which requires libwww), try following the installation instructions at http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/install.html that are appropriate for your Perl installation. You may discover the module you want to install has further prerequisites: if you get stuck, one of the news groups I'll list next month might be a reasonable place to ask for help. If you're really lucky, you can get the Perl CPAN module to do your dirty work for you. To try, type perl -MCPAN -e shell at a shell or DOS prompt, and follow the instructions. http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl Downoad PERL Indigo http://perl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indigostar.com%2Findigoperl.htm Dwonload PERL EDIT http://perl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indigostar.com%2Findigoperl.htm Learning perl: http://www.byte.com/search/