C:\WorkTemp>pp -o genVpLoadPALTemplate.exe genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl

C:\WorkTemp>genVpLoadPALTemplate.exe
Unrecognized character \xEF at script/genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl line 1.

Using freeware/shareware version of Perl2Exe (though a newer version than what my Perl version is) to do the compilation, the tool fails to compile with these errors:

C:\Perl2Exe>Perl2Exe c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl -o= c:\WorkTemp\genVpLo
adPALTemplateb.exe
Perl2Exe V8.82 Copyright (c) 1997-2007 IndigoSTAR Software

This is an evaluation version of Perl2Exe, which may be used for 30 days.
For more information see the attached pxman.htm file,
or visit http://www.indigostar.com

Converting 'c:/WorkTemp/genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl -o= c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemp
lateb.exe' to genVpLoadPALTemplate.exe
Warning: Can't locate this.pm
    at c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl line 67
    @INC = C:\Perl\lib, C:\Perl\site\lib, .

Warning: Can't locate this.pm
    at c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl line 123
    @INC = C:\Perl\lib, C:\Perl\site\lib, .

Warning: Can't locate this.pm
    at c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl line 154
    @INC = C:\Perl\lib, C:\Perl\site\lib, .

Warning: Can't locate this.pm
    at c:\WorkTemp\genVpLoadPALTemplate.pl line 210
    @INC = C:\Perl\lib, C:\Perl\site\lib, .