Programming the Perl DBI

Programming the Perl DBI
Author: Tim Bunce
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2000-02-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449315917

One of the greatest strengths of the Perl programming language is its ability to manipulate large amounts of data. Database programming is therefore a natural fit for Perl, not only for business applications but also for CGI-based web and intranet applications.The primary interface for database programming in Perl is DBI. DBI is a database-independent package that provides a consistent set of routines regardless of what database product you use--Oracle, Sybase, Ingres, Informix, you name it. The design of DBI is to separate the actual database drivers (DBDs) from the programmer's API, so any DBI program can work with any database, or even with multiple databases by different vendors simultaneously.Programming the Perl DBI is coauthored by Alligator Descartes, one of the most active members of the DBI community, and by Tim Bunce, the inventor of DBI. For the uninitiated, the book explains the architecture of DBI and shows you how to write DBI-based programs. For the experienced DBI dabbler, this book reveals DBI's nuances and the peculiarities of each individual DBD.The book includes: An introduction to DBI and its design How to construct queries and bind parameters Working with database, driver, and statement handles Debugging techniques Coverage of each existing DBD A complete reference to DBI This is the definitive book for database programming in Perl.

Advanced Perl Programming

Advanced Perl Programming
Author: Sriram Srinivasan
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1997
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781565922204

Covers advanced features of Perl, how the Perl interpreter works, and presents areas of modern computing technology such as networking, user interfaces, persistence, and code generation.

Perl for Oracle DBAs

Perl for Oracle DBAs
Author: Andy Duncan
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2002-08-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449390919

Perl is a very powerful tool for Oracle database administrators, but too few DBAs realize how helpful Perl can be in managing, monitoring, and tuning Oracle databases. Whether you're responsible for Oracle9i, Oracle8i, or earlier databases, you'll find Perl an invaluable addition to your database administration arsenal.You don't need to be a Perl expert to use the excellent applications and scripts described in Perl for Oracle DBAs. The book explains what you need to know about Perl, provides a wealth of ready-to-use scripts developed especially for Oracle DBAs, and suggests many resources for further exploration. The book covers: The Perl language -- an introduction to Perl, its rich history and culture, and its extensive text processing and data transformation capabilities. The Perl/Oracle architecture -- Detailed information about Perl DBI, DBD::Oracle, the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), Oracle::OCI, extproc_perl, and mod_perl, the modules that allow Perl programs to communicate with Oracle databases. Perl applications for Oracle DBAs -- Profiles of the best Perl open source applications available for use and customization by Oracle DBAs: Perl/Tk, OraExplain, StatsView, Orac, DDL::Oracle, SchemaDiff, Senora, DBD::Chart, SchemaView-Plus, Oracletool, Karma, Embperl, and Mason. The Perl Database Administration (PDBA) Toolkit -- a comprehensive suite of specialized, ready-to-use scripts designed to help Oracle DBAs perform both routine and special-purpose administrative tasks: monitoring the Oracle alert log and databases, creating and managing Oracle user accounts, maintaining indexes and extents, extracting DDL and data, troubleshooting and tuning database problems, and much more. The book also explains how Oracle DBAs and developers can extend the toolkit and solve their own database administration problems using Perl.

Perl Programming for Biologists

Perl Programming for Biologists
Author: D. Curtis Jamison
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2003-07-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780471430599

Working on the assumption that the reader has no formal training in programming, Perl Programming for Biologists demonstrates how Perl is used to solve biological problems. Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives, provides numerous review questions and self-study exercises, and concludes with a bulleted summary of key points. The author incorporates numerous real-life examples throughout the text. Upon completing the book, readers are able to quickly perform such tasks as correcting recurring errors in spreadsheets, scanning a Fasta sequence for every occurrence of an EcoRI site, adapting other writers' scripts to one's own purposes, and most important, writing reusable and maintainable scripts that spare the rote repetition of code.

Learning Perl

Learning Perl
Author: Randal Schwartz
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2011-06-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449303587

The sixth edition of this bestselling Perl tutorial includes recent changes to the language. Years of classroom testing and experience helped shape the book's pace and scope, and this edition is packed with exercises that let readers practice the concepts while they follow the text.

Mastering Algorithms with Perl

Mastering Algorithms with Perl
Author: Jarkko Hietaniemi
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1999-08-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449307191

Many programmers would love to use Perl for projects that involve heavy lifting, but miss the many traditional algorithms that textbooks teach for other languages. Computer scientists have identified many techniques that a wide range of programs need, such as: Fuzzy pattern matching for text (identify misspellings!) Finding correlations in data Game-playing algorithms Predicting phenomena such as Web traffic Polynomial and spline fitting Using algorithms explained in this book, you too can carry out traditional programming tasks in a high-powered, efficient, easy-to-maintain manner with Perl.This book assumes a basic understanding of Perl syntax and functions, but not necessarily any background in computer science. The authors explain in a readable fashion the reasons for using various classic programming techniques, the kind of applications that use them, and -- most important -- how to code these algorithms in Perl.If you are an amateur programmer, this book will fill you in on the essential algorithms you need to solve problems like an expert. If you have already learned algorithms in other languages, you will be surprised at how much different (and often easier) it is to implement them in Perl. And yes, the book even has the obligatory fractal display program.There have been dozens of books on programming algorithms, some of them excellent, but never before has there been one that uses Perl.The authors include the editor of The Perl Journal and master librarian of CPAN; all are contributors to CPAN and have archived much of the code in this book there."This book was so exciting I lost sleep reading it." Tom Christiansen

Perl Database Programming

Perl Database Programming
Author: Brent Michalski
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2002-11-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780764549564

Author is an experienced Perl user who maintains the Perl area of Dr. Dobb's Journal Website. * The first book to cover the full range of Perl database programming topics. * Discusses practical applications such as online catalogs, Web-based photo databases, and Palm-powered applications.

Perl Programming for Medicine and Biology

Perl Programming for Medicine and Biology
Author: Jules J. Berman
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2007
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780763743338

Written for biomedical professionals and hospital practitioners interested in creating their own programs, Perl Programming for Medicine and Biology, discusses and reviews biomedical data resources, data standards, data organization, medicolegal and ethical conduct for data miners, and grants-related data sharing responsibilities. It teaches readers the basic Perl programming skills necessary for collecting, analyzing, and distributing biomedical data and provides solutions to in-depth problems that face researchers and healthcare professionals. Non-technical "Background" sections open each chapter to help non-programmers easily comprehend programming procedures. Explanations are provided for the biomedical issues underlying the Perl scripts that follow, and examples of real-world implementation are provided. Perl Programming for Medicine and Biology will show you how to transform, merge, and examine large and complex databases with ease.

Modern Perl Programming

Modern Perl Programming
Author: Michael Saltzman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The complete Perl learning resource for novices and experienced programmers alike, with advanced coverage that highlights GUI development, networking applications, real database integration, and much more. Includes many clear examples of using references (pointers)--the cornerstone of all advanced Perl development.

Higher-Order Perl

Higher-Order Perl
Author: Mark Jason Dominus
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2005-03-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0080478344

Most Perl programmers were originally trained as C and Unix programmers, so the Perl programs that they write bear a strong resemblance to C programs. However, Perl incorporates many features that have their roots in other languages such as Lisp. These advanced features are not well understood and are rarely used by most Perl programmers, but they are very powerful. They can automate tasks in everyday programming that are difficult to solve in any other way. One of the most powerful of these techniques is writing functions that manufacture or modify other functions. For example, instead of writing ten similar functions, a programmer can write a general pattern or framework that can then create the functions as needed according to the pattern. For several years Mark Jason Dominus has worked to apply functional programming techniques to Perl. Now Mark brings these flexible programming methods that he has successfully taught in numerous tutorials and training sessions to a wider audience.* Introduces powerful programming methodsnew to most Perl programmersthat were previously the domain of computer scientists* Gradually builds up confidence by describing techniques of progressive sophistication* Shows how to improve everyday programs and includes numerous engaging code examples to illustrate the methods