in reply to Problem installing PMs with PPM

Thanks for posting this question, Mr. Sherston. I have been having problems learning to install modules. I am currently getting the error message :
PPM> install PDF::Create
Install package 'PDF-Create?' (y/N): y
Installing package 'PDF-Create'...
Error installing package 'PDF-Create': Could not locate a PPD file for
+ package PDF-Create

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And when I try to type in "search" I get nothing. It just carriage returns back to the PPM prompt. I am using version 2.1.5, and my ActivePerl version is 5.6.1.626. I have unzipped the files into several different folders trying to find out if maybe that was the situation. What directory am I to unzip the files? And, any suggestions on what my other problems may be? Thanks again for posting the question and all of the replies.

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Re: Re: Problem installing PMs with PPM
by dws (Chancellor) on Sep 05, 2001 at 21:22 UTC
    And when I try to type in "search" I get nothing.

    Ah...

    You may be running in to one of two common problems:

    1. The ActiveState site is temporarily down or unreachable. (This does happen on occassion.) Or
    2. You're on a corporate intranet, with a proxy server between you and the outside world.
    If the problem is #2, (which seems unlikely in your case since you've managed to get an install to at least partially work) you'll need to set up some environment variables to tell PPM about the proxy server. The ActiveState PPM FAQ the info you need. Open it and search for "proxy".

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