ppm> rep add writeexcel  http://homepage.eircom.net/~jmcnamara/perl
    Repositories:
    [1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
    [2] ActiveState Package Repository
    [3] writeexcel

    ppm> rep off "ActiveState Package Repository"
    ppm> rep off "ActiveState PPM2 Repository"

    ppm> rep
    Repositories:
    [1] writeexcel
    [ ] ActiveState Package Repository
    [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository

    ppm> upgrade Spreadsheet-WriteExcel
    Spreadsheet-WriteExcel 0.41: new version 0.42 available in writeexcel

    ppm> upgrade -install Spreadsheet-WriteExcel
    Spreadsheet-WriteExcel 0.41: new version 0.42 available in writeexcel
    ====================
    Upgrade 'http://homepage.eircom.net/~jmcnamara/perl/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel.ppd'
    version 0.42 in ActivePerl 5.6.1.635.
    ====================
    Downloaded 454742 bytes.
    Extracting 100/100: blib/html/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.html
    Successfully upgraded Spreadsheet-WriteExcel version 0.42
    in ActivePerl 5.6.1.635.

    ppm> version
    PPM - Programmer's Package Manager version 3.0.1