Query: www::shorten::tinyurl
OS: debian
Section: 3pm
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
WWW::Shorten::TinyURL(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation WWW::Shorten::TinyURL(3pm)NAMEWWW::Shorten::TinyURL - Perl interface to tinyurl.comSYNOPSISuse WWW::Shorten::TinyURL; use WWW::Shorten 'TinyURL'; $short_url = makeashorterlink($long_url); $long_url = makealongerlink($short_url);DESCRIPTIONA Perl interface to the web site tinyurl.com. TinyURL simply maintains a database of long URLs, each of which has a unique identifier. Functions makeashorterlink The function "makeashorterlink" will call the TinyURL web site passing it your long URL and will return the shorter TinyURL version. makealongerlink The function "makealongerlink" does the reverse. "makealongerlink" will accept as an argument either the full TinyURL URL or just the TinyURL identifier. If anything goes wrong, then either function will return "undef". EXPORT makeashorterlink, makealongerlink SUPPORT, LICENCE, THANKS and SUCH See the main WWW::Shorten docs.AUTHORIain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>SEE ALSOWWW::Shorten, perl, <http://tinyurl.com/> perl v5.14.2 2012-04-16 WWW::Shorten::TinyURL(3pm)