Welcome to PerlWare, the perl extension for Netware networks version 1.0
Index:
What
is PerlWare?.
Why
do I need it?.
Where
do I get more information about PerlWare and
Where do I
start
to learn how to use this software.
Is this software
free?
NDSm is the only API which enable perl to interact with Netware servers and NDS. It's main purpose is to offer skilled network administrators the ability to create small script to make everyday tasks automated. Ndsm has a very flexible perl API that can be used to create utilities, reporting tools, web interfaces, import and export data from NDS, monitor Netware servers and even make advanced mass user management tools.
It's split into several perl classes encapsulating the advanced Netware SDK shipped by Novell. These classes does also have a set of functions which enable networks administrators to seamlessly use perl variables when manipulating Netware servers, NDS, Audit files and more.
Ndsm is available for Windows 95 and Windows NT and ship with support for both the standard perl release and the ActiveWare perl for Win32. PerlWare enabled script is implemented exactly the same way on both perl versions which makes it possible to run the same script with both major perl versions without changes.
If you got some experience with perl you know
that's it is a very good (if not the best) tool for data manipulation,
and have support for a wide range of databases. Thousands are using it
daily, and there are several sources if you ever got stuck. Internet is
maybe the best source of information, but there are also many books written
to help maintainers implement automated management tasks, instead of doing
it manualy
every day.
You
should evalute and test perl management of your Netware network if you
ever want to :
Where do I get more information?
There are various sources of information about PerlWare. The best place
to start is looking through the class documentation,
or to start looking at the Examples directory found within the distribution
package..
There is also online documentation, bug fixes/reports
and patches found at http://www.ahs.hist.no/distr/PerlWare
You probably need some perl scripting knowledge. All methods in this
package uses simple varaiables an arguments and should be quite easy to
learn.
Then you can start looking at the overview
document which describes how this software/methods are devided into classes.
This document has a link to every class defined and includes an index to
every method defined. There is also a column for mapping between PerlWare
methods and Netware SDK functions. This can be handy is you want additional
information about a given method. You should probably just browse through
this file and then take a look at some of the examples provided. CGI examples
will NOT work on unregistered versions.
PerlWare.html is also a great place to
start with links to every class.
No, PerlWare is a shareware product with a evaluation
period of 60 days. When your evaluation period is over you have two options.
Either remove PerlWare from all your storage media or register the software.
The registration process is very simple and
you can pay with every major creditcard, checks or cash.
You will then receive your registration code
and can use PerlWare without breaking any copyright laws. Please browse
to
http://www.ahs.hist.no/distr/PerlWare
for addition information about benefits after registration is complete.