Spreadsheet_WriteExcel Module

a.alandkar has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello mates, I am trying to install Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module but its giving me an error at the end. The error states

  CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JM/JMCNAMARA/Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.40.t
+ar.gz

'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
  nmake  -- NOT OK
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
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Can anybody please tell me whats going wrong and the effective way to install the module

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Re: Spreadsheet_WriteExcel Module by marto (Cardinal) on Aug 27, 2014 at 08:41 UTC
I'd suggesting either installing nmake, a websearch will find results explaining this, or install Strawberry Perl which ships with a sane development environment.	[reply]
Re^2: Spreadsheet_WriteExcel Module by a.alandkar (Novice) on Aug 27, 2014 at 09:23 UTC
thank you so much. Installing strawberry perl solved my problem.	[reply]