Perl
(Practical Extraction and Reporting Language) offers a platform-independent
solution for Rational ClearQuest scripting. Hook scripts you write in Perl
support the Rational® ClearQuest® clients
on Windows, the UNIX system, and on Linux.
Rational ClearQuest API
support for VBScript is different than that for Perl. When you use Perl, be
aware that:
- The prefix and syntax are different. For more information,
see "Notation conventions for Perl".
- You must use the prefix for Entity methods and properties
inside hook scripts, unlike VBScript, where the Entity object is implicit.
- Perl uses an array for hook choices instead of a HookChoices
object.
- The EventObject is supported differently. For more information,
see the EventObject Object.