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Summary: A must have
Review: Majority of Perl books deals with UNIX. However in a real world, whether you like it or not, most IS departments have to deal with Windows NT/2000 servers. These departments also require knowledgeable administrators to take care of this environment. Here is where this book comes in handy. The author, also known from his previous book (WIN32 PERL Programming. The standard extensions) shows us how we can use Perl to do day to day tasks on Windows Servers. The book offers many ready to use scripts and also explains the rationale for using techniques, the way it was used in this book. I rated this book 5 stars because not only it enriched my knowledge but also it saved me many hours of trying to write similar scripts on my own. In essence: A must have!
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Summary: Hope for Perl UNIX Programmers on Windows
Review: Recently I was given the task of writing some Perl scripts to manipulate processes on a Windows server. I've been writing Perl scripts on Solaris and Linux for some time, but had no idea where to start on Windows.One of the scripts needed to find a process by name. If the process wasn't running the script needed to start a new instance and send out an e-mail to notify the support team. Using Roth's book I was up and running in a matter of hours. Prior to that I had spent days combing the Internet looking for tips on digging into the bowels of Windows (not a pleasant image) with Perl. Roth gives you multiple ways to tackle a problem, but voices his opinion on why you might want to choose one method over another. However, at times he makes assumptions about your knowledge of Windows which can lead to frustration. His section on WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is very brief for such a complex subject for example. I wouldn't recommend this book for someone new to Perl, but if you are familiar with Perl and need to write scripts for Windows you will find Roth's book useful indeed.
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Summary: NOT a beginner's book
Review: WIN 32 PERL is not a book for beginners. You are probably a systems administrator looking for solutions to you time-consuming administration tasks. If so, look this book over. The book is written in a small font making it a book you need to read when your mind is fresh. It does contain detailed coding information for the various system problems. WIN 32 PERL contains nine chapters explaining things from Monitoring and Reporting and Logon Scripts to ADSI and WMI. The content page is only three-and-a-half-pages long but the index of fifteen pages more than makes up for the lack in the content section. Finally, there is a 20-page review of other books available to assist you in your administrative needs.
Rating:
Summary: NOT a beginner's book
Review: WIN 32 PERL is not a book for beginners. You are probably a systems administrator looking for solutions to you time-consuming administration tasks. If so, look this book over. The book is written in a small font making it a book you need to read when your mind is fresh. It does contain detailed coding information for the various system problems. WIN 32 PERL contains nine chapters explaining things from Monitoring and Reporting and Logon Scripts to ADSI and WMI. The content page is only three-and-a-half-pages long but the index of fifteen pages more than makes up for the lack in the content section. Finally, there is a 20-page review of other books available to assist you in your administrative needs.
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