--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Scripting_Help.tex 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Scripting_Help.tex 2017/01/17 02:58:48 1.6
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
+\label{Scripting_Help}
The full power of Perl is well outside the scope of this document. Looking
-in the function list at \\
-http://mileva.lite.msu.edu/loncapadocs/homework/homework5.html \\
-can give you some ideas. O'Reilly has some good Perl books. The Perl 5 Pocket
-Reference will contain more than what you need to know to use LON-CAPA, available
-at \\
-http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlpr3/ .
+in the function list in the section \ref{Problem_LON-CAPA_Functions}
+can give you some ideas. O'Reilly has some good Perl books. Enter
+''perl'' in the search box at
+\texttt{http://search.oreilly.com} .
-If you have any problems, consult http://help.loncapa.org/fom/cache/5.html
-. If you don't find the answer to your problem, please help us expand the
-FAQ by submitting a new pending question.
+If you need help, you might search the listserv at \\
+\texttt{http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/swish.cgi} or consider joining the
+users listserv to ask other users for advice at
+\texttt{http://mail.loncapa.org} , or use the Help link to
+contact the Help desk. Often other users are quick to provide help.
Our advanced users often come to prefer the XML interface for the problems,
available through the \textbf{EditXML} buttons. Covering the XML format is
beyond the scope of this manual, but you can learn a lot by using the editor
-to make changes and seeing what happens to the XML.
+to make changes and seeing what happens to the XML. Supported XML tags are
+discussed in the Tags Used in XML Authoring section (\ref{Authoring_XML_Intro}).
+