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Posted on 2008-02-12 18:33:07-08 by bv
Learning PERL

Hi Phil,

I thought I would install some version of the Perl Program so I can teach myself Perl and to write some Perl scripts based on your Library instead of using ExifTool command line.

What Perl Program and version should I be using? I am using Windows XP SP2.

Brooks

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Posted on 2008-02-12 19:05:40-08 by exiftool in response to 7091
Re: Learning PERL
I recommend ActivePerl as a good, free Perl interpreter for Windows. It doesn't matter what version you install. Probably 5.8.x is good. ExifTool will work with any version of Perl after 5.004, but some of the 5.6.x versions of ActivePerl had memory allocation bugs.

- Phil
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Posted on 2008-02-12 19:10:51-08 by exiftool in response to 7092
Re: Learning PERL
I just checked, and ActivePerl 5.10.0 is now available. This should work too, and all my test reports from 5.10.0 passed, but to be conservative you may want to stick with 5.8.8.

- Phil
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Posted on 2008-02-12 19:33:32-08 by bv in response to 7093
Re: Learning PERL

Hi Phil, Thanks for the input.

I just installed ActivePerl

perl -v This is perl, v5.10.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread (with 3 registered patches, see perl -V fo +r more detail) Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall Binary build 1002 [283697] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveState.com Built Jan 10 2008 11:00:53

I am now installing Elcispe and E-P-I-C

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