Hello again, Here is a fine example of some Perl code to make finding files on your filesystem really, really fast : use File::Find::Rule; File::Find::Rule->file->exec( sub { print “Filename : ” . $_[0], “\n”; print “Path : ” . $_[1], “\n”; print “Path/Filename : ” . $_[2], “\n”; return 0; Read more…
Hello again, Following on from my last post about images, here’s a really fast Perl thumbnail generator, so you can create thumbnail images on the fly in your CGI without lots of offline messing about. It’s Image::Epeg, which relies on having epeg installed on your system. Here’s how it’s used Read more…
Hello again, I thought I’d bung up probably the best CPAN module ever! Well, not ever, but it’s so jolly simple and it Just Works. Here it is : use Image::JpegTran::AutoRotate; … auto_rotate (“/path/to/$image_name”); … and that is it. Well cool, methinks. If you ever wanted your jpgs to be Read more…
Hello, One of my main interests in computer programming is the Perl Language – easy to learn, available for all platforms (probably), comes free with most Unices and can do just about anything. Even Object Orientated programming – Perl core support or using the ubiquitous Moose. From quick hacks to Read more…