can perl be tested without a server?

hello all,
this is a non flash Q...but pls do respond....i am trying to do something for the 1st time in perl and want to know if i can try out something without having a server...ie.
say i have a form in flash which the user fills in and the info is sent to the perl prog location....and i want the info to be written into a text file.....is this possible without a server.....or do i need to have a server even to practcie perl?
pls help
cheers
kats.

You definitely don't need a server to use Perl. However, I am unfamiliar with Flash or any Flash extensions that there might be for Perl. If this is something that you've done before with a server, I would suggest looking at the documentation for any Perl modules you may have used. Otherwise, look for a Perl module which might handly Flash Form Input and check out the docs there.

Sorry, I couldn't be of more help.

hello !
thank u for ur repsonse. ok , lets just forget flash. what i want to do is have a form in html which asks for user's comment (something like a guestbook). once he\she fills in the form the info is carried over to a perl prog which collects teh data and writes it into a text file.....and at teh same time also displays all the info in the text file collected so far on the html page.
i have got a source code in perl for this......and am trying hard to get it running....in vain!!! pls help
so , frm what u say ...i need not have a server to get this thing running ...
if you could pass me your email ID...i can perhaps send u the source code.
do suggest
cheers
kats.

ps: my ID is kathik_jagannathan@ksi.steilmann.com

Okay. That's a different story. You can send me the source code.
Email: danb@activebuddy.com
And I'll take a look at it.

If you are using an HTML Form you WILL need a WEB server. Don't worry though. It's not as complicated as it sounds. I've got Apache installed on a Windows machine.

What Operating System are you running? Version of Perl?

You'll need to get Apache(use Apache, not PWS if you're on Windows), and make sure you have CGI.pm installed, which you should. As far as getting Apache configured, the have some docs on installing/configuring but I had to call a friend of mine. If you need help, I'll help you the best I can with email or Instant Message.

Let me know what you need.