ActivePerl 522

The ActivePerl Package is the most significant and exciting advance in Perl on Win32 platforms since version 5 was first released. Until now Windows version of Perl have been plagued by a number of different ports, and users were always asking 'which port are you using' and 'does this module support this port'? Those days are gone with the 8088! This is the long-awaited 'merge' of the two popular Perl ports, and has the absolute best of both plus more!

Full source code for Perl that ActiveState uses to build ActivePerl is available from ActiveState - follow this link.

Features and Benefits:

• Merge of ActiveState Perl Object technology into core Perl.
  
• Easy installation with InstallShield installer.
  
• Support for standard extension mechanisms like makemaker.
  
• Easy installation and management of modules and extensions with Perl Package Manager.
  
• Binaries for most CPAN modules available from ActiveState's repository including Tk and GD.
  
• Updated FAQs specifically written for Win32, and complete, integrated online help in HTML.

What's in ActivePerl?

The ActivePerl package contains all you'll need to get Perl up and running -- even with a Web server! ActivePerl includes:

• Perl for Win32 - binary of core Perl distribution.
  
• Perl for ISAPI - IIS plug-in that makes Perl CGI lightning fast.
  
• PerlScript - ActiveX scripting engine, like JavaScript or VBScript with a Perl brain.
  
• Perl Package Manager - Perl extension installer and manager.

Looking for a Network Installer?

Do you need to install ActivePerl on multiple machines across your network? ActiveState's Perl Development Kit now includes a Network Installer. Check out the PDK!

Documentation

For detailed install notes, click here.

ActiveState's Web site contains a mass of excellent documentation. Check out their:

• Online Documentation
  
• Win32 FAQ
  
• Release Notes
  
• Known Issues
  

Product Details
Contact: ActiveState Tool Corp
Web: http://www.activestate.com/
Phone: +1 604 606 4686
Fax: +1 604 606 4640

Minimum System Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT4SP3, 486 processor or higher (Pentium recommended), 16MB RAM minimum for Windows NT (32 MB recommended), 8MB RAM minimum for Windows 95 (16MB recommended), 20MB hard disk space for typical install

Uninstall: Yes - Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

Installation

Click the icon to the left to install ActivePerl