Basics
Download & Install ActivePerl
Install Bluefish Editor
Explore & confirm environment
Discuss attributes & features
Define & manipulate variables
Concatenate values
Conditions
Discuss applicability
Explore CLI Arguments
Determine variable availability
Use Regular Expression (RegEx) to validate CLI Arguments
Perform file tests
Loops
Discuss features & attributes
Use WHILE to iterate accordingly
Explore UNTIL in conjunction with file I/O
Iterate using FOR
Use FOREACH with arrays
Cycle through CLI Arguments
Array Functions
Define applicability
Remove trailing | leading items
Append | prepend list elements
Sort elements
Subroutines
Define & Invoke
Pass values and process
Log items received
Apply array management
File I/O
Discuss features & modes
Iterate over file handle
Generate resultant file with alternate handle
Handle line delimiters accordingly
Transform data
Evaluate results
Modules
Explain benefits
Identify tools & archives
Implement compression module
Move data with FTP
Evaluate results
Mass Move | Normalization
Discuss system limitations
Generate list of relevant items
Incorporate RegEx support
Transform delimiters wholesale
Promulgate transformations
Mail Services
Discuss rules
Construct mailer
Generate messages
Incorporate into processes
Evaluate results
Case Normalization
Parse files & strings
Determine current delimiters
Normalize accordingly
Retrofit existing process
Confirm output
Router Interaction
Discuss features
Install module
Connect to Cisco device and ascertain useful data
Parse as needed
MySQL Connectivity
Discuss features
Implement routines
Interface router data with MySQL
Miscellaneous
Generate M3U feed
