Perl power !

• Beginners and intermediate developers can use the introductory chapter to get up and running with Perl 5 fast, and a tutorial on object-oriented programming will supplement knowledge and help to fully exploit the power of Perl
  
• Internet users will learn how to automate repetitive tasks. Ready-to-go scripts show how to periodically check Web pages for changes, scan Newsgroups for interesting messages or send email. Perl Power! will enable you to write your own scripts to program-and-conquer the Internet!
  
• System administrators will find ways to automate many tasks of their day to day work
  
• Software developers will gain advice on solving commonly occurring programming problems in short development cycles and unleashing the power of popular Perl modules

Perl Power!:

• Will help you get up and running writing your own applications with a wealth of practical solutions and examples showing real programming problems
  
• Provides detailed coverage of Perl on the Internet, including CGI, Web clients, Usenet, email, FTP and Telnet
  
• Shows how to ease the use of command line-driven Perl scripts by full-fledged mouse-driven Perl/Tk graphic user interfaces
  
• Comes with a CD and installation instructions for a quick start on the majority of UNIX system, Windows 95 and Windows NT

The accompanying CD-ROM features all the programming examples from the book, together with a complete ready-to use Perl distribution for Windows 95/NT a free Apache Web Server and freely available modules which can be used to solve everyday programming problems.