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How do I add Perl scripting support to a Delphi application?

PLDelphi is a Perl project hosted on CPAN . I am currently working on a Delphi application and I am looking into adding support for Perl scripting and reading about PLDelphi.

Ideally, I want my application to not require Perl to be installed. PLDelphi claims to support this:

To use PLDelphi from your Delphi application without having to install Perl, you will need these files in the core of your application:

PLDelphi.dll - PLDelphi library that loads the Perl translator. PLDelphi.pm - Perl side of PLDelphi. Perl56.dll - Perl library in case you have Perl built dynamically. PLDelphi_dll.pas - PLDelphi and DLL wrapper. lib / * - Perl lib directory with core .pm files (strict, warnings, etc.)

I know RemObjects PascalScript and Python embedding in Delphi , but in this case I'm primarily interested in Perl support.

Has anyone used PLDelphi with success? Or have you found other ways to execute Perl scripts from Delphi without a full Perl installation available locally?

EDIT: To be more clear, I found one potential solution and is using PLDelphi. However, I would like to know if anyone has used it (last updated in 2004) and how well it worked.

I am also curious about any other options for embedding a Perl interpreter with Delphi.

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I was actually looking for a solution that didn't require installing anything on the client. It looks like PLDelphi doesn't work with ActivePerl 5.10 ... so I don't believe there is a ready-made solution for embedding Perl in a Delphi application.



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You can use Windows Script Host (which comes with VBScript and JScript by default) and install PerlScript from ActiveState.



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Sadly PLDelphi is not updated for XE3 or 64 bit there because it won't work with Perl 5.16

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