in reply to Some odd error

Try
perl -MWin32::GUI -le"print for keys %::" perl -MWin32 -le"print for keys %::"
and compare. Then read `perldoc -f use', and then
use Win32(); use Win32::GUI();

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 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
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