funny, i used the ppm to install DBI on my server, it's a win2k service pack 3, but nevertheless, still the same perl software. try:
ppm> install DBI case sensitive.. maybe? dan "James Kipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:EC6C49DE5C846143AA2CE580420E77C331D09D@;xexwlm05.mbnainternational.com.. . > >> > > D:\PERL\BIN>ppm > > PPM interactive shell (2.1.6) - type 'help' for available commands. > > PPM> install dbi > > Install package 'dbi?' (y/N): y > > Installing package 'dbi'... > > Error installing package 'dbi': Could not locate a PPD file > > for package dbi > > PPM> version > > 2.1.6 > > PPM> > > > > [/snip error] > > Hi, try this: > 1. Choose the package you want to install from: > http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/ ( > 2. unzip the files into a temp directory > 3. After the package files are extracted, open a command prompt and cd to > the directory where the package files exist. eg. c:\temp > 4. At the command prompt just type : ppm install <package_name.ppd> > So for DBI you would type: ppm install dbi.ppd > Say yes to the prompt and it will be done. > 5. To verify the installation type: ppm query > This will give you a list of the packages installed, you should see the DBI > package in the list. > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
