Perl Fundamentals

Perl Fundamentals Course Description

Intended Audience for the Perl Fundamentals Course

• Webmasters
• Software Developers
• Application Programmers
• Client/Server Developers

Perl Fundamentals Course Objectives

• Create Perl applications
• Describe the basic functions and statements in Perl
• Learn how to use Regular Expressions
• Discover how to write data to text files and databases

Perl Fundamentals Course Benefits

• Prepare for one of the many CIW Certified exams.
• Provide a realistic career path.
• Increase earnings potential.

Required Prerequisites for the Perl Fundamentals course

• JavaScript Fundamentals

The Perl Fundamentals Course prepare students for the following Exams

• 1D0-437 : CIW Perl Fundamentals

Recommended Next Steps after taking the Perl Fundamentals Course

• Fundamentals of CGI Programming Using Perl
• Dynamic Server Pages

Perl Fundamentals Course Outline

1. Introduction to Perl
   1. Practical Extracting and Reporting
   2. Language (Perl)
   3. Getting Started with Perl
   4. Scalar Variables
   5. Numerical Variables
   6. String Variables
   7. Retrieving Data from STDIN
2. Flow Control in Perl
   1. Boolean Expressions in Perl
   2. The if statement
   3. The for, while, and do {} while Loop Statements
   4. Loop-Control Commands
   5. I/O Redirection
3. Regular Expressions in Perl
   1. Introduction to Regular Expressions
   2. Character Classes
   3. Pattern Matching and Substitution
4. Arrays in Perl
   1. Introduction to Perl Arrays
   2. Accessing Array Elements
   3. The sort Function
   4. The foreach Statement
   5. The push, pop, shift and unshift Functions
   6. The split and join Functions
5. Hashes in Perl
   1. Introduction to Perl Hashes
   2. Adding and Deleting Hash Elements
   3. The keys, values, each, and reverse Functions
6. Subroutines in Perl
   1. Introduction to Perl Subroutines
   2. Variable Scope
   3. References
7. File Input and Output in Perl
   1. Introduction to Perl File Input and Output
   2. What is a Filehandle?
   3. The open Function
   4. Outputting Data to a File
   5. Opening Files for Reading
   6. Determining Information About Files
   7. The stat and lstat Functions
8. Environmental Variables and Command Line Arguments
   1. Environment Variables
   2. Command Lines Arguments
9. Packages and Modules in Perl
   1. Using Packages in Perl
   2. BEGIN and END Blocks
   3. Using Modules in Perl
   4. The use and require Statements
10. Object-Oriented Perl
    1. Introduction to Object-Oriented Perl
    2. Creating Objects in Perl
    3. Inheritance
11. Database Connectivity in Perl
    1. Introduction to Database Connectivity
    2. Database Programming with Perl
    3. Interacting with Databases
    4. Connecting to Databases
    5. Structured Query Language (SQL)
    6. Quoting Operations
12. Debugging Perl Programs
    1. Introduction to Debugging Perl Scripts
    2. Using the print Command
    3. Using the -w Switch
    4. Using the strict Module
    5. The Perl Debugger
    6. Writing Bug-free Perl Code

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