RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread yahoo
hi, I think its trying to use the microsoft installer which will need installing on win98 look at the Windows 98 bit and you see what you need to install first http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Get.plex?id=ASPNPerl joel -Original Message- From: Johnson, Shaunn [mailto:[EMAI

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread Johnson, Shaunn
--howdy: --i did download and install the, er, installer 2.0 for windows '98 (it's called InstMsiA). --it installs and reboots the system, but when i try to install ActivePerl 5.6.1 behind that, i get a messages that says something like, 'Can't install'. --i'm sorry i don't have the exact error

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread yahoo
ECTED]' Subject: RE: Perl for Windows 98 --howdy: --i did download and install the, er, installer 2.0 for windows '98 (it's called InstMsiA). --it installs and reboots the system, but when i try to install ActivePerl 5.6.1 behind that, i get a messages that says something like, 'Can

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread Johnson, Shaunn
--have explorer 5 ... but i have no idea what DCOM is ... i'll have to look into whatever that is ... --aren't there any alternatives? -X -Original Message- From: yahoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi, a quick look on the ActiveState site seems to indicate that DCOM for win98 and atleas

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread John Edwards
l the 5.22 version from activestate. It's hidden away in the older versions of perl section IIRC. -Original Message- From: Johnson, Shaunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 March 2002 16:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Perl for Windows 98 --have explorer 5 ... but i have no id

Re: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread fliptop
Johnson, Shaunn wrote: > --have explorer 5 ... but i have no idea > what DCOM is ... i'll have to look > into whatever that is ... > > --aren't there any alternatives? do you have an old 486 that you're not using? an alternative is to convert it to a linux box, run all your server software (

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread Johnson, Shaunn
--come on guys! *lol* --let me start from the beginning: sometime ago, i asked for, and got, perl training. it was cool. i got a better understanding of what was going on, methods, practical application, etc ... --the training was ON RedHat 7.2, perl version 5.6.1. so it's NOT that i WANT

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread John Edwards
ble from http://www.microsoft.com/com/resources/downloads.asp) HTH John -Original Message- From: Johnson, Shaunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 March 2002 16:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Perl for Windows 98 --come on guys! *lol* --let me start from the beginning: somet

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-18 Thread Richard KHOO Guan Chen
, Shaunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 18 March 2002 16:22 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Perl for Windows 98 > > >--come on guys! *lol* > >--let me start from the beginning: >sometime ago, i asked for, and got, >perl training. it was cool. i got a

RE: Perl for Windows 98

2002-03-19 Thread John Edwards
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Perl for Windows 98 Er What is this DCOM? I thought I did not see any mention of this in the ActiveState site. I just downloaded (last night, in fact) and installed the Windows Installer from the ActiveState site and then successfully installed ActivePerl 5.