PERL Training in BTM Layout

Session : 1 – Overview of Perl

• What is Perl?
• The Input Operator
• Print / Printf Statements
• Running Perl Programs
• Sample Program
• Another Sample Program
• Yet Another Example

Session : 2 – Perl Variables

• Three Data Types
• Variable Names and Syntax
• Variable Naming
• Lists
• Scalar and List Contexts
• The Repetition Operator

Session : 3 – Arrays and Hashes

• Arrays
• Array Functions
• The foreach Loop
• The @ARGV Array
• The grep Function
• Array Slices
• Hashes
• Hash Functions
• Scalar and List Contexts Revisited

Session : 4 – Quoting and Interpolation

• String Literals
• Interpolation
• Array Substitution and Join
• Backslashes and Single Quotes
• Quotation Operators
• Command Substitution
• Here Documents

Session :5 – Conditional Statements

• String Literals
• Interpolation
• Array Substitution and Join
• Backslashes and Single Quotes
• Quotation Operators
• Command Substitution
• Here Documents

• If Statements
• If Else Statements
• If Else if Statements
• Nested If Statements
• Switch Statements

Session : 6 – Looping Statements

• While Statements
• Until Statements
• For Statements
• For Each Statements

Session : 7 – Regular Expressions

• Pattern Matching Overview
• The Substitution Operator
• Regular Expressions
• Special Characters
• Quantifiers (*, +, ?, {})
• Assertions (^, $, \b, \B)
• Translate
• Split
• Join

Session : 8 – Subroutines

• Overview of Subroutines
• Passing Arguments
• Private Variables
• Returning Values

Session : 9 – Files Handling

• Overview of File I/
• The open Function
• The Input Operator
• Default Input Operator
• The print Function
• Reading Directories

Session : 10 – Packages and Modules

• Packages
• BEGIN and END Routines
• require vs. use
• Modules
• The bless Function

Session : 11 – Database Connectivity

• Using DBI
• Fetching output of the Query through Perl
• Running other DB queries.