You need to add another repository, not replace the one you have. See below for how to do it.
C:\>PPM
PPM interactive shell (2.1.5) - type 'help' for available commands.
PPM> set repository roth http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/
PPM> set
Commands will be confirmed.
Temporary files will be deleted.
Download status will be updated every 16384 bytes.
Case-insensitive searches will be performed.
Package installations will continue if a dependency cannot be installed.
Tracing info will not be written.
Screens will pause after 24 lines.
Query/search results will be verbose.
Current PPD repository paths:
roth: http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/
ActiveState Package Repository: http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/ppmserver.pl?urn:/PPMServer
Packages will be built under: C:\DOCUME~1\JRDEPR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
PPM> search win32-adminmisc
Packages available from http://www.roth.net/perl/packages/:
Win32-AdminMisc [0.2000.07.08] The Win32::AdminMisc extension for Win32 X86
PPM> set save
PPM> quit
Quit!
C:\>
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 09:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PPM cannot find packages
I am having trouble finding/installing some of the modules using PPM.
When I run PPM and try to install some packages, I get:PPM> install
Win32::AdminMisc
Install package 'Win32-AdminMisc?' (y/N): y
Installing package 'Win32-AdminMisc'...
Error installing package 'Win32-AdminMisc': Could not locate a PPD file for
pack
age Win32-AdminMisc
PPM>
When I do a SEARCH, is see that it is NOT available from this source:
PPM> search Win32
Packages available from
http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/ppmserver.pl?urn:/
PPMServer:
Win32-ADO [0.03 ] ADO Constants and a couple of
helper functions
Win32-API [0.01 ] Implementation of arbitrary Win32
APIs.
Win32-API-OutputDebugString [0.03 ] OutputDebugString Win32 API
support
Win32-ASP [2.15 ] Utility Functions for ASP
Programming
Win32-ASP-DB [0.02 ] ASP-DB - an object-oriented
framework for developing database
Win32-ASP-Extras [1.01 ] a extension to Win32::ASP that
provides more
Win32-DDE [0.02 ] Perl extension for Win32 DDE.
Win32-EventLog-Carp [1.00 ] for carping in the Windows NT
Event Log
Win32-GUI [0.0.558] Win32 Graphical User Interface
Extension
Win32-GuiTest [1.3 ]
Win32-Locale [0.02 ] get the current MSWin locale or
language
Win32-MultiMedia [0.01 ] Perl extension for the MCI
MultiMedia system on Win32 platforms.
Win32-OLE [0.1403 ] OLE Automation extensions
Win32-OLE-OPC [0.91 ] OPC Server Interface
Win32-Palm-Install [0.2 ] Simple installer for palm.
Win32-ProcFarm [2.13 ] manages a pool of child processes
Win32-Registry-File [1.09 ] Perl interface to MS-Windows
registry files.
Win32-Script [0.54 ] System administrator`s library
Win32-SharedFileOpen [1.00 ] Open a file for shared reading
and/or writing
Win32-Shell [0.03 ] A simple extension for displaying
Windows message boxes and
Win32-TieRegistry [0.24 ] Powerful and easy ways to
manipulate a registry [on Win32 for now].
Win32-TieRegistry-Dump [0.01 ] dump Win32 registry tree
Win32-TieRegistry-PMVersionInfo [0.11 ] store in Win32 Registry PM
$VERSION info
Win32API-File [0.08 ] Low-level access to Win32 system
API calls for files/dirs.
XML-Generator-Win32OLETypeLib [0.01 ] Generate SAX (XML) from COM
typelibs
QUESTION: Is there a better PPM source that I should be using, or is this
just one that I need to install manually?
PPM> set
Commands will be confirmed.
Temporary files will be deleted.
Download status will be updated every 16384 bytes.
Case-insensitive searches will be performed.
Package installations will continue if a dependency cannot be installed.
Tracing info will not be written.
Screens will pause after 24 lines.
Query/search results will be verbose.
Current PPD repository paths:
ActiveState Package Repository:
http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/pp
mserver.pl?urn:/PPMServer
Packages will be built under: C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
PPM>
Thank you!!
Glenn Meyer - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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