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Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine without
installing active perl
in that machine.


I am asking this because Autoit script can be used to run in any
machine without installing autoit in that machine.(Ofcourse this is
possible because its using the functions of Windows only.

convert the perl file into exe file using "perl2exe" tool and run

hara wrote:

>Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine without
>installing active perl
>in that machine.
>
>
>I am asking this because Autoit script can be used to run in any
>machine without installing autoit in that machine.(Ofcourse this is
>possible because its using the functions of Windows only.
>
>
>

hara wrote:
> Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine without
> installing active perl
> in that machine.

Answers:

1. Yes - on any machine running a UNIXish OS, you would not use the
ActivePerl distribution.
2. If you are on a MS Windows platform you certainly need a Perl
interpreter, but that can be bundled with your program into a single
..exe for distribution to machines that don't have Perl installed. See
for example
http://www.activestate.com/Products/...formation.plex

DS

David Squire <> wrote:

> hara wrote:
>> Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine without
>> installing active perl
>> in that machine.
>
> Answers:
>
> 1. Yes - on any machine running a UNIXish OS, you would not use the
> ActivePerl distribution.

Wrong:
"ActivePerl

Free, quality-assured and ready-to-install Perl distribution for AIX, HP-
UX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Windows."
<http://activestate.com/Perl.plex?hdr=1>

Notice that Windows is the only not-UNIXish OS in that list of 5
Also, the source is available AFAIK, so compiling might be possible on
other UNIXish OSes, especially since it has already been done for several.

> 2. If you are on a MS Windows platform you certainly need a Perl
> interpreter, but that can be bundled with your program into a single
> .exe for distribution to machines that don't have Perl installed. See
> for example
> http://www.activestate.com/Products/...formation.plex

Or PAR: http://par.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

--
John Bokma Freelance software developer
&
Experienced Perl programmer: http://castleamber.com/

John Bokma wrote:
> David Squire <> wrote:
>
>> hara wrote:
>>> Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine without
>>> installing active perl
>>> in that machine.
>> Answers:
>>
>> 1. Yes - on any machine running a UNIXish OS, you would not use the
>> ActivePerl distribution.
>
> Wrong:
> "ActivePerl
>
> Free, quality-assured and ready-to-install Perl distribution for AIX, HP-
> UX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Windows."
> <http://activestate.com/Perl.plex?hdr=1>

I did not say that it could not be done, only that it would not.

Perhaps an over-generalization. I should have qualified it with
"usually". I persoally don't know any folk using UNIXish OSs who use
ActivePerl, since Perl is very frequently part of the base distribution,
and if not is easily installed using RPMs, Debian packages, etc. or
(perhaps a little less easily) from source. Still, I guess they are out
there.

DS

David Squire <> wrote:

> John Bokma wrote:
>> David Squire <> wrote:
>>
>>> hara wrote:
>>>> Is there any way by which i can run perl script in any machine
>>>> without installing active perl
>>>> in that machine.
>>> Answers:
>>>
>>> 1. Yes - on any machine running a UNIXish OS, you would not use the
>>> ActivePerl distribution.
>>
>> Wrong:
>> "ActivePerl
>>
>> Free, quality-assured and ready-to-install Perl distribution for AIX,
>> HP- UX, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Windows."
>> <http://activestate.com/Perl.plex?hdr=1>
>
> I did not say that it could not be done, only that it would not.

No, no, no; no excuses now

> Perhaps an over-generalization. I should have qualified it with
> "usually".

So you think ActiveState just makes 5 additional versions just for fun?

> I persoally don't know any folk using UNIXish OSs who use
> ActivePerl, since Perl is very frequently part of the base
> distribution,

Sometimes those versions are outdated. I recall I had to install Perl on
IRIX, since the version that came with it was quite outdated.

> and if not is easily installed using RPMs, Debian
> packages, etc. or (perhaps a little less easily) from source. Still, I
> guess they are out there.

I am sure they are .

--
John Bokma Freelance software developer
&
Experienced Perl programmer: http://castleamber.com/

On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:47:35 +0100, David Squire wrote:
> John Bokma wrote:
>> David Squire <> wrote:
>>> 1. Yes - on any machine running a UNIXish OS, you would not use the
>>> ActivePerl distribution.
>>
>> Wrong:
>> "ActivePerl
>
> I did not say that it could not be done, only that it would not.
>
> Perhaps an over-generalization. I should have qualified it with
> "usually". I personally don't know any folk using UNIXish OSs who use
> ActivePerl,

I once had to deal with a crippled hosting service running an outdated
perl and no C compiler. ActiveState Perl for Linux saved the day.

--
Peter Scott
http://www.perlmedic.com/
http://www.perldebugged.com/