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If you install Activeperl on windows 7, then will you be able to write a script that can be understood by Linux and windows? Or you will have to write 2 different scripts ?
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If you install Activeperl on windows 7, then will you be able to write a script that can be understood by Linux and windows? Or you will have to write 2 different scripts ?

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PERL programming language.<br />
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I would like to know in which area of programming is PERL used.for instance:<br />
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-is it used in Linux scripting ?<br />
-is it used to write queries against Oracl/SQL/Mysql databases?<br />
-is it used in Web Application Development ?<br />
-is the programming software free to download and use?<br />
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Thanks
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PERL programming language.

I would like to know in which area of programming is PERL used.for instance:

-is it used in Linux scripting ?
-is it used to write queries against Oracl/SQL/Mysql databases?
-is it used in Web Application Development ?
-is the programming software free to download and use?

Thanks

PERL programming language.

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages with over 25 years of development. Perl 5 runs on over 100 platforms from portables to mainframes and is suitable for both rapid prototyping and large-scale development projects.  Perl gained widespread popularity as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripting language, in part due to its regular expression and string parsing abilities. In addition to CGI, Perl is used for graphics programming, system administration, network programming, finance, bioinformatics, and other applications.