John Dixon
ASIN: B00WITH8TM
Publisher: John Dixon
Pages: 143
Learn how to use Perl and regular expressions to manipulate files in a Windows environment and take the boredom out of repetitive file processing. The book covers tasks such as how to create, delete, and merge files, how to extract data from them, and how to convert them from one format to another.All of the scripts, applications, and other files used in the book are freely available for download from the Quick Start Workbook website. There is even a free regular expression tester (regExTester) that you can download and conveniently run from your desktop.Together, Perl and regular expressions make a great team when it comes to processing files such as HTML and XML pages. Perl's ability to manipulate files combined with the power of regular expressions to search for and change strings within those files provide a powerful tool that can be used in many situations.By the use of numerous ...