19.3. What's Next?

In the next chapter, you will learn how Perl interacts with the network and the client/server model. You will learn about the networking protocols, network addressing, Perl's server and protocol functions, and how to obtain host information. There is also a discussion on how sockets are implemented and how to use them as communication end points on two Sun machines.

Exercise 19: Pretty as a Picture! Generate a report from the following text and send it to a file. Code View: +--------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------+ | supplierid | companyname | contactname | phone | +--------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------+ | 1 | Exotic Liquids | Charlotte Cooper | (171) 555-2222 | | 2 | New Orleans Cajun Delights | Shelley Burke | (100) 555-4822 | | 3 | Grandma Kelly's Homestead | Regina Murphy | (313) 555-5735 | | 4 | Tokyo Traders | Yoshi Nagase | (03) 3555-5011 | | 5 | Cooperativa de Quesos 'Las Cabras' | Antonio del Valle Saavedra | (98) 598 76 54 | | 6 | Mayumi's | Mayumi Ohno | (06) 431-7877 | | 7 | Pavlova, Ltd. | Ian Devling | (03) 444-2343 | | 8 | Specialty Biscuits, Ltd. | Peter Wilson | (161) 555-4448 | | 9 | PB KnSckebröd AB | Lars Peterson | 031-987 65 43 | | 10 | Refrescos Americanas LTDA | Carlos Diaz | (11) 555 4640 | | 11 | Heli Snwaren GmbH & Co. KG | Petra Winkler | (010) 9984510 | | 12 | Plutzer LebensmittelgromSrkte AG | Martin Bein | (069) 992755 | | 13 | Nord-Ost-Fisch Handelsgesellschaft mbH | Sven Petersen | (04721) 8713 | | 14 | Formaggi Fortini s.r.l. | Elio Rossi | (0544) 60323 | | 15 | Norske Meierier | Beate Vileid | (0)2-953010 | | 16 | Bigfoot Breweries | Cheryl Saylor | (503) 555-9931 | | 17 | Svensk Sjöföda AB | Michael Björn | 08-123 45 67 | | 18 | Aux joyeux ecclTsiastiques | GuylFne Nodier | (1) 03.83.00.68 | | 19 | New England Seafood Cannery | Robb Merchant | (617) 555-3267 | | 20 | Leka Trading | Chandra Leka | 555-8787 | | 21 | Lyngbysild | Niels Petersen | 43844108 | | 22 | Zaanse Snoepfabriek | Dirk Luchte | (12345) 1212 | | 23 | Karkki Oy | Anne Heikkonen | (953) 10956 | | 24 | G'day, Mate | Wendy Mackenzie | (02) 555-5914 | | 25 | Ma Maison | Jean-Guy Lauzon | (514) 555-9022 | | 26 | Pasta Buttini s.r.l. | Giovanni Giudici | (089) 6547665 | | 27 | Escargots Nouveaux | Marie Delamare | 85.57.00.07 | | 28 | Gai pGturage | Eliane Noz | 38.76.98.06 | | 29 | ForOts d'Trables | Chantal Goulet | (514) 555-2955 | +--------------+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------+------------------+