RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-29 Thread Jared . Still
E-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function Because I'm picky. I ruled out OracleTool because it's web-based. While it may be an advantage at times (don't need to i

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-29 Thread Jesse, Rich
Because I'm picky. I ruled out OracleTool because it's web-based. While it may be an advantage at times (don't need to install on every machine I use), it's a whole number of layers I don't want to troubleshoot when in Crisis Mode. OraC is pretty cool. I looked at it when I got O'Reilly's Oracl

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Robert Freeman
Ok Jared, I'm going to buy your book and give it ONE MORE TRY. I shall report my progress here. RF -Original Message- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:51 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Robert, Perl isn't really that hard. As with any language, it can

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Glenn Stauffer
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 17:49, Tim Bunce wrote: > "If you can do it in Perl chances are" someone already has... > > Check it out: > http://search.cpan.org > > Just search for something... > I think you'll find that the same is very rapidly becoming as true for Python. I'm not trying to get in

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 09:59:46AM -0800, Orr, Steve wrote: > If you can do it in Perl chances are you can do it better in Python and > someone can actually read and understand it without a PHD... AKA Perl Helper > Dweeb. :-) In Perl it takes effort to write readable code but it comes > naturally

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Orr, Steve
Title: RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function Are you sure? It's written in C and is supposed to be relatively portable. I've not tried it on other platforms but, in addition to HP-UX and AIX, Python runs on: AS/400; Solaris; OS/2; Amiga; AROS; BeOS; PalmOS; QNX; VMS; VxW

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Alex
You can always outsource your perl development to me. :) On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Hately, Mike (NESL-IT) wrote: > Perl kind of makes sense but I haven't reached the point where it clicks and > becomes natural. I still need to think about it very hard when I'm writing > it. Hence, a lot of the time

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread mkb
hy? Look up OraC and OracleTool on google. > > Jared > > > > > > > > > > "Jesse, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 01/28/2003 07:58 AM > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > To: Multiple rec

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Stephen Lee
> -Original Message- > I'll bet Stephen has a toolbox in his garage that contains > a single flat blade screwdriver and no phillips screwdrivers nor any > wrenches. ;) > - Don't need tools. Got pshycokinesis (got milk too). Been taking les

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Cary Millsap
I'll add a clarification. With its object interface, Perl actually lets one define much more easily accessible data structures than one can in C. The problem with that is that the extra code path consumed by the accessor methods is too slow to actually *use* them in some of our code (think tens of

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Gogala, Mladen
Title: RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function I haven't done anything with Python but my problem with Python or Ruby is that they don't come with many OS variants. Perl comes with any OS and there is a huge repository of ready made scripts. I have to confess stealing

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Orr, Steve
Title: RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function If you can do it in Perl chances are you can do it better in Python and someone can actually read and understand it without a PHD... AKA Perl Helper Dweeb.  :-)  In Perl it takes effort to write readable code but it comes naturally in Python

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Jared . Still
Robert, Perl isn't really that hard. As with any language, it can be difficult to grasp at first, but once you begin to understand it, it can be extremely powerful. Regarding Cary's comments about the difficulty of complex Perl data structures, I would have to say that they aren't any more diffi

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Jared . Still
03 07:58 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject:RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function For me, it was either Perl or an icky bass-ackward pipe-laden awk/sed/regex unmaintainable ba

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Scott Stefick
What's the title of Jared's book? -Scott At 05:03 AM 1/28/03 -0800, you wrote: I used to be, but I finally bit the bullet ... I ordered my copy of Jared's book from Amazon.com yesterday !! Raj __ Rajendra Jamadagni  MIS, ESPN I

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Stephen Lee
My impression of "Programming Perl" was that it was primarily intended as an ego trip for the author. I found "Learning Perl" 2nd Ed. and "Perl Core Language / Little Black Book" to be much more useful. Yes, I have the Perl for Oracle DBA's too, but haven't had the time to get into it yet. > --

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Keith Moore
I've started writing some perl and it is hard to learn, but once you learn, it can do some great things. And if you learned it from the Larry Wall book like I did, then it's even harder. The thing I've discovered about perl it that it may be the only language (computer or otherwise) that is easier

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Markus Reger
please don't take umbridge, but I feel enticed to quote "what you don't know, dosn't (really) matter" Larry Wall, programming with perl, O'Reilly. just for a giggle. sorry apologies for any typos overlooked kr mr >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/03 12:22 PM >>> I've managed to successfully avoid

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Jesse, Rich
For me, it was either Perl or an icky bass-ackward pipe-laden awk/sed/regex unmaintainable bastion. OK, I couldn't get rid of the regex. While I'll not be entering the Obfuscated Perl contest anytime soon, I think Perl is much easier to understand for a "traditional" programmer (Assembly, BASIC,

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Stephen Lee
Original Message In my mind there is nothing obvious about Perl, Anyone else feel that way about Perl or am I a lone wolf in a Perl world? I think the correct progression is to start with ksh; then mix in sed, awk,

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Orr, Steve
Title: unix time conversion function Now that's what I call a "Perl Breakdown!!" ...A nervous breakdown brought on by pathological eclecticism. The cure for this is a healthy dose of Python. It is truly refreshing!!     Steve Orr Oracle DBA and part-time Python Evangelist.   -Origina

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Hately, Mike (NESL-IT)
Perl kind of makes sense but I haven't reached the point where it clicks and becomes natural. I still need to think about it very hard when I'm writing it. Hence, a lot of the time I fall back on shell scripts supplemented by pre-written (some would say shamelessly ripped off) perl code for the stu

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Denny Koovakattu
The only problem I had was differentiating between the actual code and the encrypted version of the same ;) But we will get there eventually. Denny Quoting Robert Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > unix time conversion functionCary I once thought I wanted to do > some > Perl coding... So I

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Alex
Perl is great for getting the job done fast. It's harder to write a large maintainable system in perl than other languages but you use the right tool for the job. And, IMO, if you are ever writing fancy or real creative code rewrite it. K.I.S.S. On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, April Wells wrote: > > Persona

RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Jamadagni, Rajendra
Title: RE: Perl - Was Unix time conversion function I used to be, but I finally bit the bullet ... I ordered my copy of Jared's book from Amazon.com yesterday !! Raj __ Rajendra Jamadagni  MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jama

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread April Wells
Personally... I think that if I had the same teacher to help me through Perl that REALLY taught me what C was doing in memory and got me to REALLY understand the power and elegance of pointers, I would code more in Perl. I can, and occasionally do, code in Perl, but nothing fancy or real creative

Re: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Rachel Carmichael
I've managed to successfully avoid learning Perl for a while now... my reaction, while not quite so dramatic as yours, was that it made my head hurt to try to understand it! :) --- Robert Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > unix time conversion functionCary I once thought I wanted to do > s

RE: Perl - Was unix time conversion function

2003-01-28 Thread Cary Millsap
Title: unix time conversion function I think it’s like almost any subjective idea: it’s beautiful if you love it, heinous if you hate it.   I love Perl; it does what I mean. The only thing I really don’t like about Perl 5 is its yucky way of supporting complex data structures. I’m eager