PPL-201: Intermediate Perl Programming
Overview:
This three-day programming class provides programmers the knowledge to create intermediate-level Perl scripts. Students will develop the experience to automate system tasks via hands-on programming exercises in conjunction with the lecture.
Prerequisites:
Prior to attending this class, students should have the following experience:
- Beginning Perl Programming class or equivalent experience
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Use advanced regular expressions to parse data files.
- Create advanced formatted output.
- Discuss the functions of Perl's built-in variables.
- Perform advanced file handle manipulation.
- Use Pragmas to modify the functionality of Perl scripts.
- Use Perl's built-in modules.
- Perform advanced debugging techniques.
- Store data in Perl databases.
- Create graphical-base programs using Perl/TK.
Modules:
- Advanced regular expressions
- Advanced formatted output
- Exploring useful built-in variables
- Advanced File Handles
- Pragmas
- Exploring useful built-in modules
- Debugging tools
- Perl/TK Basics
- Perl TK Widgets
- Geometry Managers