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Re: Is perl a good choice for ...by swiftone (Curate) |
on Jun 05, 2000 at 18:57 UTC ( [id://16415]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
The most classic answer is CGI.pm. This is a module that does most of the overhead of interacting with the web. Perl is perfect for CGI programming because such things are so often text-based (one of perl's strengths), require quick development (ditto), and flexibility (yup).
I'd recommend you look at O'Reilly's CGI Programming with Perl as a starting point. It's pretty basic, but thorough. (CGI is used for receiving input from users, LWP for sending and requesting pages). If you need to parse a lot of HTML, check out HTML::Parser, and The Perl Journal article about it in the current issue. (pay subscription) (Article is recommended, because the HTML::Parser documentation assumes you know what it does and how)
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