Perl Express for Windows

Used Perl Express for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.

Developer’s Description

By Perl Express Group

Develop Perl programs in an integrated development environment.

A free integrated development environment (IDE) for Perl with multiple tools for writing and debugging your scripts. It features multiple CGI scripts for editing, running, and debugging; multiple input files; full server simulation; queries created from an internal Web browser or query editor; test MySQL, MS Access scripts; interective I/O; directory window; code library; and code templates. Perl Express allows you to set environment variables used for running and debugging script. It has a customizable code editor with syntax highlighting, unlimited text size, printing, line numbering, bookmarks, column selection, a search-and-replace engine, multilevel undo/redo operations. Version 2.5 adds command line and bug fixes.

Perl Express for Windows

Used Perl Express for Windows? Share your experience and help other users.

Explore More

Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 26, 2007

Latest update: September 2, 2015

Version: 2.5

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 98
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows ME
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 15,060

Downloads Last Week: 1

Report Software

Program available in other languages

Descargar Perl Express

Last Updated

User Reviews

3.7/5

6 User Votes

Overall a Great IDE for PERL
itsme2003July 13, 2009
Pros
It's a great free IDE. It's very easy to install. It's got a nice editor, and like a true IDE, program execution can take place in the IDE. It highlights properly, and does most of what you would expect.
Cons
The debugger does not work, or works in such a terrible fashion as to be unusable. This is not a major distraction, as I only need to use it from time to time. It also does not do code folding, but that's not too big a deal.
Summary
This is really the second best PERL IDE. The best one is Eclipse which is also free. I used this product for about 6 months before switching to Eclipse. Let me warn you that setting up the Eclipse IDE to properly work with PERL takes some work. It's not rocket science, but if you are a computer science major it will still take you an hour or two to do it. If you're just a beginner, expect to take much longer. That's why I recommend this product to start. Once you get up to speed on PERL, then try to set up Eclipse. If you don't set it up right, you can't debug properly.
I highly recommend this software
seenetsuxAugust 5, 2008
Pros
perl express is really good software, it's a great looking and very functional IDE. impressive. i would recomend this for someone who is good with perl, or for a novice with a good companion perl programming book.
Cons
the only negative is that the documnetation and help files are not terribly helpful.
Summary
It is simply the best!!
gauzy_0506July 26, 2008
Pros
The best thing about it is its unique data type. Hope more advance version will come shortly.
Cons
there is nothing to be disliked in the PE 2.5
Summary
April 27, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
Oh so bad.
jtcoburnApril 10, 2004
Pros
Cons
Summary
I am evaluating a bunch of software to use for simple in house scripts. This one is the worst so far. Stay clear.
Don't install if you use your computer
May 25, 2003
Pros
Cons
Summary
This program is good only on a virgin computer. If you install it on a computer where you also run other development tools, it will interfer with those programs. Tech support is also arrogrant and rude, so don't ask for help, especially on how to remove from your computer.