Obtaining Perl from the Web


	Lesson 3 Objective	Obtaining Perl from the Web. Download perl for your system.
		To complete the exercises in this course, you will need a copy of `perl` for your system. Perl already installed If you already have `perl` installed and running on your machine. Go to the lesson in this module entitled Hello, World! in which you will run a simple Perl script. To find out if you already have `perl`, try typing `perl -v` into a command-line prompt on your system. Open DOS prompt If you are running Windows, you willl need to open a DOS prompt. To do this, click the Start Menu >> Programs >> MS-DOS Prompt. If you have `perl`, the response you get will look something like this: This is perl, version 5.003 with EMBED built under solaris at Dec 23 1996 15:19:42 + suidperl security patch Copyright 1987-1996, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source kit. Running MacPerl If you are using a Mac, search for the MacPerl application anywhere on your system. If you have MacPerl on your machine, you can find the version number by single-clicking on the application and selecting Get Info from the File menu. If the version number that you see on your screen is less than 5.003, you will need to upgrade your `perl` before proceeding. If you get a message that says "unrecognized command" or something similar, then you either do not have `perl` or it is not installed correctly. If you do have `perl`, and the version number is 5.003 or greater, then you can skip the next lesson. Download perl If you do not have `perl` or need to get a new copy, here is the download information.