Overview
In PerlWiz you have at your fingertips many time-saving tools to aid in your learning and development of Perl programs - from the simplest Hello World console program to fully-fledged web applications.
PerlWiz combines the ease of a fully-customizable syntax-coloured text editor with access to a number of extra tools to ease the task of application development:-
- Trust-based Shareware - no features restricted - 30-day trial period does not cut you out
- Auto-setup feature finds and links to any existing installation of ActivePerl, PHP and MySQL
- Easy-to-use IDE with menus, toolbar, status bar etc.
- Temporary file function - you don't even need to name a file to try things out!
- Edit Perl, HTML, SQL, PHP, Dos Batch or other Text-based files
- Many editor functions: Clipboard tools, Multi-level grouped undo/redo, Indent/Unindent, Find bracket, Convert case, Search & Replace, Go to Line, Persistent bookmarks, Insert a file, Print, MRU file lists etc.
- Multiple files can be used simultaneously
- Debug with syntax checker, breakpoints, stepping, program reset, and variable inspection
- Project Organizer for hiding/showing, organizing, or changing attributes of files within your project quickly and easily.
- Extensive Logging facilities to aid debugging and extract system and project related information to a log file.
- Links to MySQL to execute SQL scripts and auto-start server when required
- Execute the Perl program as either text or integrated Browser output
- Simulate data entry into forms and pre-define environment variables
- Execute web pages and CGI programs locally, on your web server, or using the PerlWiz integrated web server.
- Upload programs to your web site or other FTP-equipped server
- Quickly add a snippet of code from the 100+ provided samples, or add your own
- Support for command-line testing, including direct keyboard input via PerlWiz, paste text as keyboard input, and parameter passing
- On-line help on how to use PerlWiz, as well as tutorials on getting started, web forms, debugging, keyboard input, and using MySQL with Perl and the Web
- Special tools to help with Perl and HTML programming - e.g. comment/uncomment a block of code, URL encode/decode, Turn section into two types of Print statements, HTML Colour picker etc.
- Execute Dos Batch files interactively - turn Text and Html into Dos Batch commands and view execution results as text or browser output
- Autodownload facility to keep you up-to-date with the latest version of PerlWiz.
- Module installer to download new and updated Perl modules quickly and easily (currently works on v5.6.* and 5.8.3 of ActivePerl)
- Export syntax-highlighted source code to HTML/RTF or convert text to a HTML <pre> block
- Optional Project-based tools - e.g. save files and settings within a single compressed project file for easy transportation
- Default project can auto-load on startup so you can carry on where you left off straight away
- Up to ten rolling easily restored back-ups per file - even a simple version management system!