Most software customization that is done by Mentor Graphics customers usually involves a combination of Mentor's Ample programming language and some other interpreted or compiled computing language such as UNIX shell scripts or C. Although AMPLE is a very powerful language for customizing Mentor Graphics applications, there are times when AMPLE falls short and a second language is required. With it's pattern matching and textual manipulation capabilities, Perl is an excellent language compliment to AMPLE

This presentation will provide an introduction to the Perl language and show examples of how Perl can be used as a compliment to the Mentor Graphics AMPLE language.

Bio:
Michael Wallace is the Mentor Graphics ECAD Senior Systems Administrator for Seagate Technology in Longmont, CO. He has been involved with EDA software since 1983, initially as a Daisy system administrator. He was a Mentor Graphics Application Engineer for three years in Albuquerque, NM during the initial releases of Board Station. Prior to joining Seagate, he spent six years as a systems administrator for the Space Science Technology Division at Los Alamos National Labs in Los Alamos, NM.