- Start NotePad. In a new document, type in the following code:
# hello.pl This program prints a hello message. # print "Hello World !";You must type carefully Type all code and commands exactly as shown. "print" cannot be typed as "Print". They are not the same as Perl is case-sensitive. If you forgot the last semi-colon (;), the program will not work right.
- Save this code to a file. From the menu bar, select File > Save As.
In the Save As dialog box:- Using the Save in drop-down menu, specify the a: drive (or n:) where you'll save your file.
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In the File name text box, type
"hello.pl", including the double quote marks. - From the Save as type drop-down menu, choose Text Document.
When you're finished, the dialog box should look like this:
Now click Save, and exit NotePad.
| From the Start menu, select the MS-DOS Prompt application.
When the application launches, it should look like this:
The prompt shows your current directory. When you bring up the prompt
for Windows 95/98, your current directory is usually
Now the prompt should change to
If you enter
Now you can run the Perl program. At the prompt, type the following command and press Enter: Now you should see:
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The best way to work with Perl programs is to place the Notepad window on the top half of the desktop screen and the Perl window on the bottom half. Switch to the Notepad window for composing and modifying your program. Switch back to the Perl window to run it and see the result.