[K12OSN] OT: Perl advice

[Jon Spriggs]

I always tend to use PHP for that sort of thing... I guess it's down to your 
personal preferences with regards to scripting languages. I can provide an 
example of converting a text file to a CSV file in PHP if required?

On 5/26/05, Vern Ceder <vceder at canterburyschool.org> wrote: 
> 
> Respectfully, I would suggest that Python or Ruby would be as good, if
> not better, for a task like that. With both of them you can be up and
> mangling files surprisingly quickly.
> 
> Vern
> 
> Shawn Powers wrote:
> > I have to mangle 70 text files outputted from a grading program into 1
> > absurdly complex file for our student management system. I'm sure Perl
> > is the program to use for this, but I am not a Perl programmer.
> >
> > Does anyone know any good tutorials, or better yet, text file
> > manipulating Perl examples that I could absorb into my conscienceness?
> >
> > Lastly, anyone do any Perl scripting for cash, or know where I could
> > turn if I can't figure it out in short order? Thanks,
> >
> > -Shawn
> 
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