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FAQ 4.35 How do I find the soundex value of a string?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

UTL_FILE Permissions

Peace all, I am working with an application which needs to execute UTL_FILE to read a certain file from a certain directory. Assume that the schema of this application is APP, the directory is / oradata/app/dir/files, and the DIRECTORY object is APP_DIR. Assume that the file to be read is called ‘testappfile’.

FAQ 4.16 How can I find the Julian Day?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Fat databases are a thing of the past—small footprints for portable media players

This little transactional database engine allows embedded developers to select the exact database features to match the exact requirements of the particular device they are developing for.

mod_perl: sharing data across httpd childs ?

I am refering to the tutorial ([link] PerlModule-and-PerlRequire.htm l), about setting up Perl module memory sharing across http childs: ============================== ==== 1. in httpd.conf Added PerlRequire /home/www/cgi-bin/startup.pl the its contents is: use strict; use lib "/home/www/cgi-bin/";

Sometimes it all comes together like magic

Life is a struggle! I don't mean this as a negative.  However, it really is.  We, as humans, are required to strive daily for various objectives.  Our mistakes, life's sometimes random circumstances, and people who actively look to up...

OSDM: Rerverse Engineer A Schema

LewisC's An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology Hands on with Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler (OSDM). I'm waiting for my Erwin license at work (patiently, I assure you) and decided I needed to get some modeling done. Lo and behold, OSDM is now ava...

Korg MR-2000S - Pc Music

Korg MR-2000S Pc Music, France - 12 hours ago AudioGate version 1.5 au

Text::CSV problem

hi, I need to check the status of some schedule tasks in a windows server. At my $JOB we use nagios, so I thouth, let's write a plugin (I could not find anything at the nagiosexchange). windows 2k3 has a command schtasks. I can dump the status of everything like this: schtasks /query /fo csv /v > file.csv

Perl script: String comparison Ignoring spaces

Hi, Iam new to Perl Script, am writing a perl script to read a configuration file and take some actions accordingly. I read each line of file, split the line in to variables and compare against the predefined tokens. Comparison fails if variable in file has some spaces around it. Eg: Line read from file

FAQ 4.28 How do I change the Nth occurrence of something?

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

Updates on house concerts and video tutorials

For those of you who are artsy - well... if you like live original music - consider booking ME for a house concert or referring me to a friend, relative, or neighbor who would consider doing so.  It's far less work than you might imagine.  ...

crisis Perl

Over the past four years, I've written a fair amount of Perl. Some of it has been 'crisis Perl'. This results in scripts that solve a problem but are thrown together in a hurry with inefficient, untested, and confusing code. When the crisis resolved, I wanted to go back, do real testing, and rewrite the script, but have been told on almost