Ling/CSE 472: Using Perl for this class

On the PCs the LLC (109 or 112 Denny)

Note: We need to verify these instructions

Click on "My Documents" in the start menu.
In the C:\ drive, find the Perl folder.
Make a subfolder called "bin".
Use notepad to save a copy of the script you're modifying, with a .pl extension, in C:\Perl\bin.
From the start menu, select "run".
In the window that pops up, type "cmd". This will open up another window with a prompt.
In this window, type "cd Perl\bin" to get to the folder with your script.
To run the script, type "perl filename.pl" in the command window.
Edit your script in textedit, save it, and test it again with "perl filename.pl".
NB - any files you save on an LLC machine might be erased. Always back up your work on a floppy or by ftping it to your Dante account.

Log in to Dante using ssh.
Type S at the initial screen to get a shell.
Make a directory for your scripts: mkdir perlscripts
Go to that directory: cd perlscripts
Use emacs and cut and paste to make a copy of the starter script you're working on. Save it with a .pl extension (ctrl-x s to save).
Open a second Dante window to run the script (with ssh), and type S to get to the shell.
In the second Dante window, cd perlscripts
To run a script type

perl filename.pl
Edit your script in emacs, and save it.
Run it again in the second Dante window to test your changes.

Note: To verify: Do the macs in 112 Denny have perl? (They should.)

Make a directory, say, inside ~/Documents.
Save a copy of the perl script you're working on in that directory, with the extension .pl.
Edit the perl script with emacs, textedit, or Word (be sure to save it as a text file if you're using Word).
To run the script, in your terminal window, type

perl filename.pl
Edit the script with your favorite text editor, and save it.
Run it again from the terminal window to see the effect of your changes.
NB - any files you save on an LLC machine might be erased. Always back up your work on a floppy or by ftping it to your Dante account.