Mastering Perl 5

Mastering Perl 5 is like no other book on Perl. Inside, a
recognized expert focuses on the latest version of the
language, teaching you all the concepts and techniques
you need to master, no matter how you're using Perl.
Clear, complete explanations and more than 100
practical examples ensure that you find sound solutions to
specific problems.

Coverage includes:

• Mastering Perl 5 data structures, including the new
  references
  
• Creating CGI scripts with Perl
  
• Configuring your Web server for use with CGI
  scripts
  
• Handling command-line input
  
• Understanding and using regular expressions
  
• Working with string processing
  
• Handling file I/O
  
• Developing e-mail solutions
  
• Accessing Windows databases
  
• Creating object-oriented programs
  
• Managing the Windows Registry
  
• Linking a database to the Web
  
• Debugging your Perl scripts and programs

Table of contents

Introduction

Part I:
A Quick Start to Perl Programming

Chapter 1:
Writing Your First Program

Chapter 2:
Debugging Your Program

Part II:
Perl Programming Fundamentals

Chapter 3:
Jump-Start on Programming Fundamentals

Chapter 4:
Operators and Programming Fundamentals

Chapter 5:
Scalar Data

Chapter 6:
Arrays and Hashes

Chapter 7:
References

Chapter 8:
Conditional Statements

Chapter 9:
Loops

Part III:
Input and Output Handling

Chapter 10:
Jump-Start on Input/Output

Chapter 11:
Input and Output Basics

Chapter 12:
Printing and Formatting Techniques

Chapter 13:
Directories and System I/O Utilities

Part IV:
Data Manipulation

Chapter 14:
Jump-Start on String Functions and Regular Expressions

Chapter 15:
String Manipulation

Chapter 16:
Regular Expressions

Part V:
Advanced Perl Programming

Chapter 17:
Jump-Start on Advanced Programming Concepts

Chapter 18:
Functional Programming

Chapter 19:
Object-Oriented Programming

Chapter 20:
E-Mail Solutions

Part VI:
Windows Only

Chapter 21:
Jump-Start on Windows Solutions
Chapter 22:
Win32 System Administration

Chapter 23:
The Registry and Event Log

Chapter 24:
Databases and the Web

Index