I enjoy creating data filters, small tools, and web scripts. Since 1995, I have done most of my programming in Perl, although I have begun using PHP as well.

XML

Ostensible Markup Language - Like XML but without the DTD :-)
start here

newuser.cgi
Add a new user (CGI script)

moldysessions.pl
Find old, lost telnet sessions.

poppassd.pl
Change POP password (e.g. if using Eudora or similar POP mail program). POD Basics
A primer for Perl's Plain Old Documentation format

A sample module
A sample module with POD documentation

Weblog Automation

• Weblog Posting via Script

  blogpost.pl
  Post an simple entry (title and body text) to an XML-RPC capable weblog (e.g. Movable Type, TypePad, WordPress). This script uses a configuration file to supply server URL, user name, password, etc.

  blogpost_wp.pl
  The simpler forerunner of blogpost.pl. This script defines the server, username and password within the script itself. Strip these out before sharing with someone else!!!

• Weblog Notifications by Email

  blogrecent_entries.pl
  Get recent entries from an XML-RPC capable weblog Compose and send notifications to a configured email address.

• Config File

  A sample configuration file for use with blogpost.pl and blogrecent_entries.pl.

Contact Management

The following scripts manage a flatfile Contacts database for an alumni mailing list. The database is actually a directory of files, one file per entry.
• list_contacts.cgi
  List entries in "Contacts database".

• check-reg.cgi
  Check for and update registration information in Contacts "database"

my_ssh
Mac OS X script - run ssh to a remote host and change the color of the Terminal window. Uses settitle (below)

settitle
Script using Xterm control sequence to set Terminal window title.

pdscript
Script to do nicer pushd/popd in Csh.

rm?
Replacement for rm -i

uhl
Script to build a uniqued history list

rename
Rename files ~ ala VMS.

killVCF.macperl
Search for and destroy .vcf card attachments in Eudora Attachments folder.