There is an easier way.
Go out to ActiveState site and download the ZIP for Win32::API, unzip then
run:
ppm install Win32-API.ppd
> but .. i can't get any of these compiled on my machine..
>
> errors like these
>
> C:\gb\api\Win32-API-0.20>nmake
>
> Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50
> Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.
>
> cl.exe -c -O1 -MD -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT
> -DHAVE_DES_FC
> RYPT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -O1
> -MD -
> DNDEBUG -DVERSION=\"0.20\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.20\" -IE:\Perl\lib\CORE
> API.
> c
> Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 11.00.7022 for 80x86
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-1997. All rights reserved.
>
> API.c
> Command line error D2027 : cannot execute 'c1'
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WIN2K\system32\cmd.exe' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
