Virtual PERL machine?

[tenor_david]

Hello!

I do not know much about PERL, only enough to tweak pre-existing PERL files. We have a simple PERL based Q&A page for prospective students.

I would like to be able to 'run' a session off-line, but right now all I see is the PERL code, as it is not being run from the server.

Is there a way to do this? We would like to be able to demonstrate how the Q&A page works, as other schools have expressed interest.

Here is the link, if anyone is interested:

Financial Aid Chatroom

Basically, the submitted questions go to a Queue, where a moderater can answer them. The answered question moves to a data file, which rewrites the 'transcript' each time a question is answered. A neat utility, that I would like to know the ins and outs of eventually, but for now I just need to know if there is a way to run this offline.

Thanks!
David

[Banti]

Couldn't you just install PERL onto the machine in question?


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[tenor_david]

Maybe my PERL naivete did not come through in my original post. How would one do this? Is it downloadable from the net?

Thanks in advance.

[Banti]

Yup is it is...

http://www.activestate.com/Products/...?id=ActivePerl

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[tenor_david]

Thanks for the info. Will have to try this later.

[Banti]

Here are the install notes...

http://aspn.activestate.com//ASPN/Re...ion_Guidelines

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