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General
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CD-ROM |
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Open multiple main scripts in the
IDE and select the active script for debugging. (The standard version allows only one main
script to be open at a time. However both versions support opening modules/libraries)
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Editor Features
Full-featured programmer's editor with customizable Perl color-syntax highlighting,
autoindentation and customizable keyboard commands |
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| Editor scripts let you automate
editor functions by writing Perl code |
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| Prompts for function parameters
for the core Perl functions as you type. (Similar to the prompting in VB, Delphi, Visual
Studio, etc.) |
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| Edit Windows give Perl Builder
Professional a mulitwindow (MDI) interface, so you can open and edit files in separate
windows. |
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| Code templates let you save
snippets of code which can later be inserted with a hotkey |
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| AutoReplace/AutoCorrect lets you
specify strings so that the editor automatically corrects errors or replaces abbreviations
with the full text |
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"Mouse-over" bracket matching. Just
place the cursor over any bracket {} to highlight its partner (Both Standard and
Professional versions also
have keyboard command bracket matching) |
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| Navigation/Online Help
Features Subroutine navigator makes it easy
to jump directly to any subroutine in the current module |
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| Powerful bookmark system |
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| Context sensitive help for built-in Perl
functions (just click a Perl function name in your code and press F1) |
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| Easy access to Perl documentation
in HTML (Windows) or Manpages (Linux) from within the IDE |
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| Pod Viewer lets you view pod
documentation which is embedded in a module in a floating window. The Pod viewer formats
the text and provides a table of contents for navigation |
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| Debugging Features Full-featured visual debugger integrated directly with the editor |
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| Supports all standard debugging
features: breakpoints, watches, stepping, evaluate/modify, dump complex/nested variables,
double click a compiler error to jump to the problem line, etc |
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| "Mouse-over" variable
inspection: just hold the mouse over a variable to inspect its value |
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| CGI Simulation lets you debug/test CGI scripts
on your desktop without a webserver |
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| Full support for non-CGI scripts,
including command line, interactive, Perl/TK, etc |
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| Debug complex CGI scripts directly in your
browser--without the need for a webserver on your PC. (Not available on Linux) |
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| Enhanced support for debugging "daisy
chained" scripts--where output from a script includes a form which calls the same or
another script |
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| Color syntax highlighting for HTML script
output |
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CGI Wizard Features
Automatically generate CGI scripts to handle any form |
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| Visually design a script to
validate user input, send email, save data to a log file on the server, and generate HTML
output--all without writing code |
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Performance Timing Tools
Built-in tools make it easy to time portions of your code in order to optimize your
scripts (Not available on Linux) |
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