Includes index.

The practical extraction and report language -- Perl quick start -- Perl scripts -- Getting a handle on printing -- What's in a name -- Where's the operator? -- If only, unconditionally, forever -- Regular expressions-pattern matching -- Getting control-regular expression metacharacters -- Getting a handle on files -- How do subroutines function? -- Modularize it, package it, and send it to the library! -- Does this job require a reference? -- Bless those things (object-oriented Perl) -- Those magic ties and DBM stuff -- CGI and Perl: the hyper dynamic duo -- Perl meets MySQL-a perfect connection -- Interfacing with the system -- Report writing with pictures -- Send it over the net and sock it to 'em -- Appendix: A. Perl built-ins, progmas, modules, and the debugger -- B. SQL language tutorial -- C. Perl and biology -- D. Power and speed: CGI and mod_perl.

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