A quick look into the zip at XML-XPath shows that it only contains the code for SUN-Solaris builds of AS unfortunately. If you have subscribed to a support contract with AS, you can request that they make it available, and they may do so. Otherwise, I think your into the situation of having to A) search the web to see if anyone else has a Win32 binary version available or B) Prevailing upon someone else with the wherewithall to build a copy for you.

Update It would seem that assuming you have installed XML::Parser, that XMP::XPath doesn't have any other binary components, so you ought to be able to install it successfully using the CPAN module.

Failing that, with a little care, it is totally feasable to install it successfully manually directly from search.cpan.org. I know, I just did it! There are 21 files and 2 directories required to do it, but it took me less than 10 minutes saving each file directly from my browser. I don't claim that I have a fully tested install, but I did run install and run the stress.t test successfully.

C:\>ppm3
PPM - Programmer's Package Manager version 3.0.1.
Copyright (c) 2001 ActiveState SRL. All Rights Reserved.

Entering interactive shell. Using Term::ReadLine::Stub as readline lib
+rary.

Profile tracking is not enabled. If you save and restore profiles manu
+ally,
your profile may be out of sync with your computer. See 'help profile'
+ for
more information.

Type 'help' to get started.

ppm> rep desc 1
Describing Active Repository 1:
    Name: theory
Location: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServe
+r
    Type: PPMServer 2.0
ppm> s XML-XPath
Searching in Active Repositories
  1. XML-XPath [1.12] a set of modules for parsing and evaluating XPat
+h statements
ppm> d --dump 1
====================
Package 1:
<SOFTPKG NAME="XML-XPath" VERSION="1,12,0,0">
        <TITLE>XML-XPath</TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT>a set of modules for parsing and evaluating XPath st
+atements</ABSTRACT>
        <AUTHOR>Matt Sergeant, AxKit.com Ltd</AUTHOR>
        <IMPLEMENTATION>
                <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
                <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
                <CODEBASE HREF="http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackag
+es/x86/XML-XPath.tar.gz" />
                <DEPENDENCY NAME="XML-Parser" VERSION="2,23,0,0" />
        </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>
====================
[download]

MJD says you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo! I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6x+5.8x. I take requests. ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

Thanks guys, looks like I need Perl 5.8 then so I'll maybe see if there are other ways round this or another module.

Cheers,
PerliKnight

You were offered 2 other ways around the problem above. PodMaster showed you where and how to obtain a binary install for AS 5.6.1, and I explained in my update that there is no reason not to install the version from XML::XPath as the module itself in a pure perl module and doesn't need compiling, though if you don't have nmake, you might have to unpack and install the files manually. Obviously PodMaster's solution is easier.

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