Automating Windows with Perl

Implement solutions fast. Each chapter presents a case study in which the author has used the power of Perl to automate some part of Windows. Code for the programs, and a Perl interpreter, appear on the CD-ROM. Discussions range from pure Perl programs like a UNIX 'cron' clone to programs that use Automation to control other software including Microsoft Office applications. Additionally, you will learn to:

• Send mail the SMTP way
  
• Automate nightly backups
  
• Smoke test your application in Developer Studio
  
• Use Perl to Automate rebuilds
  
• Create C++ add-ins for Perl
  
• Use Perl as a CGI scripting language

So kick back! Perl, in Windows, is the ultimate Automation client because coding is as painless as Visual Basic, and Perl's strength as a scripting language for running jobs automatically is unparalleled.

Table of contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Cron Clone for Win32

Chapter 2: Sending Mail the SMTP Way

Chapter 3: Automated Nightly Backups

Chapter 4: Automated Office 97

Chapter 5: Smoke Testing Your Application in Developer Studio

Chapter 6: Automatically Rebuild Anything

Chapter 7: Creating C++ Add-Ins for Perl

Chapter 8: Using Perl As a CGI Scripting

Chapter 9: The TCD95 Command

Chapter 10: Grab Bag

Chapter 11: Developing Perl Programs in Developer Studio

Bibliography

About the Author

Index

What's on the CD-ROM?