Don't know what documentation you have or what version of ppm but -force is not an option on my system, nor is it in the docs for that matter

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ppm install -force Digest-MD5
Unknown option: force
Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed.
Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'.

C:\>ppm install --force Digest-MD5
Unknown option: force
Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed.
Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'.

C:\>ppm
PPM interactive shell (2.1.5) - type 'help' for available commands.
PPM> install -force Digest-MD5
Unknown option: force
Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed.
Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'.
PPM> install --force Digest-MD5
Unknown option: force
Version 2.09 of 'Digest-MD5' is already installed.
Remove it, or use 'verify --upgrade Digest-MD5'.
PPM> verify --upgrade Digest-MD5
Upgrade package 'Digest-MD5'? (y/N): y


This hangs forever......... and needs a ^C to escape
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A Digest-MD5.zip -> D-M.ppd -> ppm install D-M.ppd does force a reinstall which as you say is needed.

cheers

tachyon

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That's why my first piece of advice was uninstall, then reinstall.

Both ActivePerl 5.6 and 5.8 come with ppm3, and that is a ppm3 option. You don't need the any of the PPM shells to install ppm packages using PPM. PPM is also a module.

update: also, you don't need PPM to uninstall modules. See ExtUtils::Installed and `perldoc -f unlink'.

I so cannot wait for the CPANPLUS shell to integrate PPM support (there is a backend, well in CVS)

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