in reply to can't locate crypt/RC4.pm in @inc

How did you install Spreadsheet::ParseExcel? Crypt::RC4 is a dependency, this should have been flagged up during installation.

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Re^2: can't locate crypt/RC4.pm in @inc
by ankit.tayal560 (Beadle) on Sep 07, 2016 at 09:08 UTC

    I downloaded the .tar.gz spreadsheet::parseexcel file from CPAN unzipped it and copied the lib subfolder "Spreadsheet" into the perl library folder.

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      This strategy won't work well unless you know exactly what you're doing, for example this won't install dependencies or do any testing to ensure your setup will work. Modules usually have an INSTALL or README file which explain installation. A more sensible approach would be to use cpan or cpanm to do all of this for you:

      cpan Spreadsheet::ParseExcel

cpanm Spreadsheet::ParseExcel

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      cpan is core so you don't need to install it, cpanm requires installation but has it's advantages also. These tools will download the module, install any dependencies, run the test suite then install.

      Update: fixed typo.

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        when tried to do according to README file after I do Makefile.PL it hungs up and shows an error"prerequisites no t found"

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