Recent content by BenRussell

Thanks so much for the advice! I will probably go ahead and make it in Java. Would C++ be more secure (source code wise), however? The problem is that we are giving this software to foreign governments and so we really have no legal recourse if they breach contract. - Ben

I am working on a program/script in which I wanted to write in Perl. However, this is not possible since I want to keep the source code secure instead of releasing it open source. I want to release the program in a compiled form in which the source code cannot be revealed. Is Java a viable...

I am running BIND 9.2.4 and am having a problem. I am trying to include another .conf file but am getting an error every time I try. I edited /etc/named.conf (Im also on a Fedora Core 3 box) and added this: include "/usr/share/mysite/named.conf"; However, when I issue the command (over SSH)...

Any idea how to achieve this on Linux or a Mac also? - Ben

Great, that works awesome for keeping it on top of other windows. However, what I mean by "pushing the window down" is that, for instnace, if this "ad window" is at the very top of the screen and the user wants to look at his/her desktop (with the icons on it), the top of the desktop should only...

Basically like NetZero and the other free internet providers used to do when you used their free internet service. Like how they used to display advertisements that were always on the screen. - Ben

How can I make my Tk window always stay on top, no matter what other windows are open? The Tk window is a window that displays advertisements (NOT spyware or adware in case youre wondering), and I need it to always be on top of other windows. I also need it, when activated, to "push"...

But really, back to the original question, is it possible to embed IE in a Tk widget? - Ben

Perl/Tk is a cross-platform GUI application/interface for Perl... - Ben

Is it possible to embed an Internet Explorer window inside of a Perl/Tk widget? Basically, I am writing a program that I want to display a small advertisement window at the bottom, but I want it to be displayed using IE and point to a specific URL. If that is not possible, it it possible to...

Is it possible in Perl to create a script that can read the "random images" that are sometimes used in registration and posting forms on websites? Like the ones that contain a few numbers that change each time the page is loaded, and the user has to type them into a box to make sure it is a...

You might also check out PAR (http://par.perl.org) - Ben

What about perlembed? Would that be a viable option? My end goal is to have a relatively secure compiled C program (written originally in perl) so that the original Perl source code cannot (easily) be generated from it. - Ben

I cannot get my perl scripts to work if they use any modules. For example, take the following script (test.pl): use Digest::MD5; print Digest::MD5::md5_hex("Some text"); print "\n"; When I compile it with the command: perlcc test.pl It tells me: /tmp/ccl0Jfet.o: In...

I was wondering if I embedded my Perl script code in a C program using ExtUtils::Embed and then compiled the C program, would this be a secure way of protecting my source code? Is it at least reasonably secure? What are the possible (and probable) ways that someone could retrieve the Perl...