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I didnot install PPM separately. It was inbuilt, when installed perl 5.6.

I just downloaded the win32::API-0.40 version and tried to install using PPM -- ppm intsall Win32-API.ppd.

Can you please let me know the installation steps to install win32-API-0.75 on perl5.6??
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Re^3: Need to have win32::API module compatible with perl 5.6.1.635
by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 15, 2013 at 08:29 UTC

    I'm sorry, I meant to say "The PPM files you downloaded" were for another version of Perl.

    You install Win32::API like you install any other Perl module:

    C:\>cpan Win32::API

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    or alternatively, download and unpack Win32::API:

    C:\> cpan
cpan> look Win32::API
C:\...>perl Makefile.PL
C:\...>perl -V:make
C:\...>dmake
C:\...>dmake test
C:\...>dmake install

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    Depending on the output of perl -V:make you might need to use a different program than dmake. Most likely that is nmake.

    See A guide to installing modules for Win32 for example.

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Hi Corion,

Thanks for the reply..

Actually I need to install win32::API module on a PC where MS Visual Studio is not installed and the perl version is 5.6.1.635.

So, I downloaded win32-API module into my local PC where VS and perl 5.12 are installed and compiled by giving following commands:
1)perl Makefile.PL
2)nmake
3)make blib folder as Tar.gz file
4)nmake ppd

After Compilation is done, I moved this tar file to destination PC and run below command:
1)ppm install Win32-API.ppd

Here from your reply I am expecting that, since I compiled with perl version 5.12, I am getting the error. Isn't it?

I will try with perl version 5.6 and post the results.

Thanks
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        "After Compilation is done, I moved this tar file to destination PC and run below command:"

        A guide to installing modules for Win32, which touches on binary compatibility. This isn't going to work. I can't help feeling we're going round in circles. You need to spend the time to read and understand the responses you've been given.

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        So, I downloaded win32-API module into my local PC where VS and perl 5.12 are installed and compiled by giving following commands:

        That is not going to work, as you've been previously advised

        Why do things which have zero chance of working?

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        That will never work. A Perl DLL made for one version of Perl is NOT compatible with any other version of Perl. You have to install 5.6.1.635 on the computer with Visual C/Studio. Then compile the module. Then copy it to the original computer with 5.6.1.635.
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