Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module P217. This topic is presented on public courses Perl Programming, Perl for Larger Projects, Perl bootcamp

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Learning to program in Perl / Perl Programming - training course - Programming Perl - for newcomers to the language Learning to program in Perl / Perl Programming - Programming Perl - for newcomers to the language This course introduces you to the Perl programming language. ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ppfull.html  [course]

Learning to Program in Perl / Perl Programming - training course - Learning Perl - whether you're new to programming or 'converting'. Learning to Program in Perl / Perl Programming - Learning Perl - whether you're new to programming or 'converting'. This course covers programming in the ... http://www.wellho.net/course/lpfull.html  [course]

Perl for Larger Projects - training course - Objects, huge data, SQL databases, XML, efficiency and other topics. Perl for Larger Projects - Objects, huge data, SQL databases, XML, efficiency and other topics. This advanced course takes the Perl programmer through ... http://www.wellho.net/course/plfull.html  [course]

Custom course - training course - Custom course Custom course - Custom course Custom course This is a custom course that will be tailored to your trainee's needs and based on their current knowledge ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ccfull.html  [course]

Perl Bootcamp - training course - The fundamentals of the language. Perl Bootcamp - The fundamentals of the language. This course covers the fundamentals of the Perl programming for computer professionals who are new to ... http://www.wellho.net/course/bpfull.html  [course]

Hash of lists in Perl Here's a short program that reads data into a hash of lists, sorts the keys and displays output data - a simple Perl program showing powerful capabilities ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/43_Hash- ... -Perl.html  [short article]

lists of lists - like a multidimensional array @breakfast = ("Cheese","bread","Tuna"); @lunch = ("chicken","rice"); @tea = ("steak","water","fish"); @today = (\@breakfast,\@lunch,\@tea); push @lunch,"soup"; ... http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=p217/lili  [code sample]

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As well as lists and hashes, Perl has the capability of handling collections of data in more complex structures; you're limited only by your ingenuity! A study of these more complex structures is vital if you're to understand how Object Orientation works in Perl, and the subject is equally essential if you're going to be doing serious data munging without using objects.

This topic is presented on public courses Perl Programming, Perl for Larger Projects, Perl bootcamp

2ds	Setting up a list of lists (like a 2D array)
2tiny	A list of lists - autovivification
ar2	Combining lists - list of lists v one long list
ar3	Rekeying data
ar3.cgi	Rekeying data / presenting it on a web page
ar4	Reading a data file into a structure
deal	A list of lists - dealing a pack of cards
deal2	List of lists - flexible example
hali	Example of a hash of lists
lili	lists of lists - like a multidimensional array
lili2	List of lists
multikey	A Hash of lists - a more complex example
revise	Revision of reference notations in Perl
rn2	Pushing a list v pushing a reference to a list
rq2d	Setting up a hash of lists
rrr	Setting up a list of lists (like a 2D array) from a file

Two students on a public Perl course in Melksham