How to convert Perl code to Java?

I want to convert an application written in Perl to Java/J2EE. What will be the best approach to convert perl to Java.

How to convert Perl code to Java?
You can use Perl with Java. The simplest interface is called Inline::Java, and can be found in the CPAN. You can also intermingle Java and Perl applications, using the "JPL" library.
Reply:You'd probably have to reverse engineer it to pseudocode or flowchart and then write it from scratch in Java as a servlet or JSP.





Perl, as an interpreted scripting language with modules that don't map easily to any Java classes, is so utterly different in conception, there's no other conceivable route.