Does anyone know if there is an extension or plugin for Visual Studio ( any version ) that will recognize Perl syntax highlighting? I want to edit the Perl files in my vs projects, but it gets hard to read sometimes. Thanks.
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A work-in-progress Visual Studio extension for Perl6 (not the Perl5 asked by the OP) is incrementally more full-featured. It is released under the MIT License and its repository is on GitHub. As a prerequisite, Perl6 (e.g., Rakudo) needs to already be installed.
A workaround for Visual Studio desktop version is to use C++ syntax highlighting.
- Go to Options -> Text Editor -> File Extension
- Enter extension "pl" (no dot)
- Assign it to "Microsoft Visual C++"
- Click "Add"
If necessary, repeat the same steps for "cgi" extension.
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