ok, so I installed Strawberry Perl install 5.24.0.1 (64bit) and my existing scripts seem to be fine, nothing is broken. Now I'm trying to install PDF::Create. here's the output: 
cpan[1]> install PDF::Create
CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.18)
Going to read \.cpan\Metadata
  Database was generated on Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:41:02 GMT
Running install for module 'PDF::Create'
CPAN: Data::Dumper loaded ok (v2.121_14)
'YAML' not installed, falling back to Data::Dumper and Storable to rea
+d prefs '\
.cpan\prefs'
Running make for M/MA/MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.45)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.008)
Checksum for \.cpan\sources\authors\id\M\MA\MANWAR\PDF-Create-1.34.tar
+.gz ok
Scanning cache \.cpan\build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE

CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.38)
PDF-Create-1.34/
PDF-Create-1.34/t/
PDF-Create-1.34/t/07-fonts.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/09-cgi-script.pl
PDF-Create-1.34/t/12-version.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/06-annotation.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/51-memory-leak.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pdf-logo.jpg
PDF-Create-1.34/t/manifest.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/11-encode.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/meta-yml.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/00-load.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/50-versioning.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/10-generic.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/01-basic.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/03-image.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pdf-logo.gif
PDF-Create-1.34/t/99-wifi-parabola.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/04-drawing.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/meta-json.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/pod.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/02-string.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/05-outline.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/09-cgi.t
PDF-Create-1.34/t/changes.t
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/Outline.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Create/Page.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Font.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/GIF.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/lib/PDF/Image/JPEG.pm
PDF-Create-1.34/Makefile.PL
PDF-Create-1.34/README
PDF-Create-1.34/META.json
PDF-Create-1.34/pdf-logo.svg
PDF-Create-1.34/LICENSE
PDF-Create-1.34/MANIFEST
PDF-Create-1.34/META.yml
PDF-Create-1.34/MANIFEST.SKIP
PDF-Create-1.34/Changes
PDF-Create-1.34/share/
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-italic.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-oblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-bolditalic.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-boldoblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-roman.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-oblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/times-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/courier-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-boldoblique.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/helvetica-bold.json
PDF-Create-1.34/share/symbol.json
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/verify-char-width
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/pdf-logo.jpg
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/sample.pl
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/pdf-logo.gif
PDF-Create-1.34/eg/sample-cgi.pl
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.18)
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e

  CPAN.pm: Going to build M/MA/MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz

Can't locate File/ShareDir/Install.pm in @INC (@INC contains: D:/Oracl
+e/Middlewa
re/Oracle_BI1/perl/lib D:/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_BI1/perl/site/lib .
+) at Makef
ile.PL line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 7.
Warning: No success on command[D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bi
+n\perl.exe
 Makefile.PL]
Warning (usually harmless): 'YAML' not installed, will not store persi
+stent stat
e
  MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz
  D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL -- NOT
+ OK
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
Could not read '\.cpan\build\PDF-Create-1.34-QrBY7c\META.yml'. Falling
+ back to o
ther methods to determine prerequisites
Failed during this command:
 MANWAR/PDF-Create-1.34.tar.gz                : writemakefile NO 'D:\O
+racle\Midd
leware\Oracle_BI1\perl\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL' returned status 512
cpan[2]>

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What should I try now? TIA

In reply to Re^4: pdf libraries for Strawberry Perl by Dr. D
in thread pdf libraries for Strawberry Perl by Dr. D

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