ARSperl: ARS v2-v3 / Perl5 Integration Kit

## 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.

## Release Notes

## 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
- NCR Unix

## 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:

1. OS (operating system) version (example: Solaris 2.5)
2. Perl version (example: 5.003)
3. ARS version (example: 2.1)
4. ARS version (example: 2.1.3)
5. ARSperl version (example: 1.42)
6. 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.

### Installation

### 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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