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<h2> Overview </h2>
<b>ARSperl</b> is an integration kit for <a href="http://www.perl.com/perl">Perl5</a> and <a href="http://www.remedy.com">Remedy ARS</a> version 5
- version 7 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 <a href="artistic.txt">licensing
terms of Perl itself</a>.
<p> We hope that other ARS fans find the kit useful. </p>
<h2> Version </h2>
The current release is version 1.91 and has support for the AR 5.0
through 7.1
API.
<p> </p>
<h2> <a href="changes.html">Release Notes</a>
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<h2> Support OS's </h2>
The perl extension has been tested on the following OS's:
<ul>
<li> Solaris 2.x </li>
<li> SunOS 4.x </li>
<li> Irix </li>
<li> HP-UX </li>
<li> AIX </li>
<li> Windows NT </li>
<li> NCR Unix </li>
</ul>
<h2> Bug Reports </h2>
Having problems? <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=673428&group_id=116013&func=browse">Log
a report</a> or send a message to the <a href="#mailinglist">mailing
list</a>. Note that you <i>must</i> be a subscriber
in order to post to the list.
<p> Be sure to include the following information in your message:
</p>
<p> </p>
<ol>
<li> OS (operating system) version (example: RHEL 4) </li>
<li> Perl version (output from perl -v) </li>
<li> ARSystem version you are connecting to (example: 6.3) </li>
<li> API version you compiled against (example: 7.0) </li>
<li> ARSperl version (example: 1.91) </li>
<li> A <i>thorough</i> description of the problem.
</li>
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<a name="mailinglist">
<h2> Mailing List </h2>
</a> A mailing list is available for discussions of this perl
extension. <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=42323">Archives
of the mailing list are also available.</a>
<ul>
<b><a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/arsperl-users">Subscribe
here!</a> </b>
<p> </p>
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<h3> <a href="install.html">Installation</a> </h3>
<h3> Utilities </h3>
Utilities that we've written with ARSperl that are handy to have. These
can be found in the <i>examples</i> directory of the
distribution.
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<dt><a href="WhoUsesIt.html">WhoUsesIt.pl</a></dt>
<dd> A script to help you track down filters, schemas etc.
Good for when you try to document your system layout. </dd>
<dt><a href="DumpSetup.html">DumpSetup.pl</a></dt>
<dd> A utility for maintaining backup copies of server
definitions (when run nightly as a cron job). </dd>
<dt><a href="AddUsersToGroup.html">AddUsersToGroup.pl</a></dt>
<dd> Add multiple users to a group. </dd>
<dt><a href="DelUsersFromGroup.html">DelUsersFromGroup.pl</a></dt>
<dd> Remove multiple users from a group. </dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
<h3> Programmer's Guide </h3>
<a href="manual/toc.html">An online guide</a> is
available to help use the functions that this kit adds to the standard
perl distribution.
<hr> Last Updated: 27 Jul 2007<br>
<p> The Remedy Logo is a trademark of <a href="http://www.remedy.com/">Remedy Corporation</a>. </p>
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