On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:29:29 +0530, Abhra wrote: >1. while trying to install DBI in WIN NT machine by ppm I gave >following command > ppm > ppm> Install DBI > > It gives error: " Could not locate a PPD file for the package BDI". > Please note during installation internet connection was on and done >proxy setting.
You can still use PPM with downloaded archives. You need both a ppd file and the .tar.gz file, the ppd file must point to your local copy of the .tar.gz file (preferably with a relative URL). You can get a ZIP from Activestate's site with both the .tar.gz file (actually, 3 of them -- one for each target platform) and an adjusted ppd file. Unzip (but don't ungzip-untar), and try again from within the directory you unzipped them into. <http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/> -- Bart.