Overview
ARSperl is an integration kit for
Perl5 and
Remedy ARS version 2 - version 4 API. It
provides a large subset of the functionality found in the ARS C API. The source
code to the integration kit and example scripts is made available under the
licensing terms of Perl itself.
We hope that other ARS fans find the kit useful.
Version
The current release it Version 1.63 and will compile against ARS 2.0,
2.1, 3.x and 4.0 API libraries.
Support OS's
The perl extension has been tested on the following OS's:
- Solaris 2.x
- SunOS 4.x
- Irix
- HP-UX
- AIX
- Windows NT
FAQs
We have some
useful excerpts from the mailing lists online.
Bug Reports
Send problems to the mailing list. Note that
you must be a subscriber in order to post to the list.
Be sure to include the following information in your message:
- OS (operating system) version (example: Solaris 2.5)
- Perl version (example: 5.003)
- ARS version (example: 2.1)
- ARS version (example: 2.1.3)
- ARSperl version (example: 1.42)
- A thorough description of the problem.
Mailing List
A mailing list is available for discussions of this perl extension.
Archives of the mailing list are also available.
How to subscribe
Send an email message to majordomo@arsinfo.cit.buffalo.edu
with a body of ``subscribe arsperl''. The subject line is
ignored.
Utilities
Utilities that we've written with ARSperl that are handy to have. These
can be found in the examples directory of the distribution.
- WhoUsesIt.pl
-
A script to help you track down filters, schemas etc. Good
for when you try to document your system layout.
- DumpSetup.pl
-
A utility for maintaining backup copies of server definitions
(when run nightly as a cron job).
- AddUsersToGroup.pl
-
Add multiple users to a group.
- DelUsersFromGroup.pl
-
Remove multiple users from a group.
Programmer's Guide
An online guide is available to help use the
functions that this kit adds to the standard perl distribution.
Last Updated: 28 Dec 98
arsperl@arsinfo.cit.buffalo.edu
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