JCL

The JCL module requires a working Perl distribution as well as several additional modules. The additional modules can be downloaded from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) and should be installed prior to installing JCL. See the Dependencies section below for a list of the required modules.

Installing Perl modules can be difficult for the Perl novice. Some of the modules used by JCL require that you have a compiler and that you are able to use it to build the modules, and possibly Perl itself. If this seems like too daunting a task, and it can easily be that, you can use the Windows Runtime version of JCL instead. The Windows Runtime version (see sidebar) has everything you need to start using JCL right out of the box.

The JCL module will be available here for download very soon. My current focus is on completing the documentation. Once that is complete, a download link will be added to this page. In the interim, you can contact the author for assistance if you would like. Please see the About page for contact information.

Dependencies

The JCL module uses the following modules available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN).

  • strict (always use strict)

  • warnings (always use warnings)

  • English

  • Getopt::Long

  • IO::File

  • IO::Handle

  • IO::LockedFile

  • Fcntl

  • File::Copy

  • File::Bidirectional

  • File::Spec::Functions

  • File::Basename

  • Date::Manip

  • Date::Parse

  • Date::Format

  • Date::Calc

  • MIME::Lite

  • Net::FTP

  • YAML::Tiny

  • Crypt::Twofish_PP

  • DBI

You should verify that these modules are installed before installing the JCL module.