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Perl: Module: What is a module?
Dec 27th, 2004 14:44
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 December 2004 - 11:52 pm -------------------
Perl: Module: What is a module?
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Perl modules are reusable pieces of software.
(which are added into Perl, similar to a plug in, to extend and enhance
its functionality)
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There are currently a lot of different modules
available now, from mathematical, physics, graphics to network modules.
The DBI modules are a set of modules for Perl that allow you to
interact with databases
(like DB2, MySql, Microsoft SQL server, Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft
Access,
Interbase, Firebird, Postgress, ...)
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This modules are defined in library files ending in
.pm
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The main source for this modules for you to download
is the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN)
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Here an overview of some of the modules categories:
[Internet: source: http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-category/]
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Index of /modules/by-category
Name Last modified Size Description
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Parent Directory 15-Dec-2004 07:27 -
02_Perl_Core_Modules/ 28-Sep-2004 13:07 -
03_Development_Support/ 29-Nov-2004 12:54 -
04_Operating_System_..> 21-Nov-2004 15:49 -
05_Networking_Device..> 01-Oct-2004 05:24 -
06_Data_Type_Utilities/ 17-Sep-2004 19:20 -
07_Database_Interfaces/ 08-Nov-2004 12:12 -
08_User_Interfaces/ 17-Sep-2004 01:09 -
09_Language_Interfaces/ 22-Apr-2004 17:56 -
10_File_Names_System..> 22-Sep-2002 04:24 -
11_String_Lang_Text_..> 17-Dec-2004 23:12 -
12_Opt_Arg_Param_Proc/ 05-Oct-2004 12:08 -
13_Internationalizat..> 13-Jun-2003 05:14 -
14_Security_and_Encr..> 31-May-2003 13:14 -
15_World_Wide_Web_HT..> 29-Nov-2004 19:11 -
16_Server_and_Daemon..> 20-Mar-2003 16:42 -
17_Archiving_and_Com..> 08-Apr-2001 17:08 -
18_Images_Pixmaps_Bi..> 14-Apr-2003 11:13 -
19_Mail_and_Usenet_N..> 27-Nov-2004 23:09 -
20_Control_Flow_Util..> 26-Nov-2004 19:10 -
21_File_Handle_Input..> 06-Jun-2002 04:42 -
22_Microsoft_Windows..> 30-Dec-1997 15:49 -
23_Miscellaneous_Mod..> 06-Dec-2004 19:54 -
24_Commercial_Softwa..> 23-Dec-2004 01:56 -
98_testing_how_a_ver..> 02-Nov-2004 03:51 -
99_Not_Yet_In_Module..> 23-Nov-2004 09:52 -
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Internet: see also:
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Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) ('Perl modules'->'category'->
http://www.cpan.org
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