Below isn't the only way to use PPM, I am sure, nor may it be the optimal way, but since i had difficulty using the PPM knowledge that I found here and elsewhere, I decided to post this to help out who I could.

I am on a WIN2k machine, and using ActiveState's Perl (build 630). Perl is installed to c:\perl

THE SETUP: You are a novice like myself, running in an UNIX unfriendly environment, and are using the above technology. You need a module (e.g. DBI) for Perl.

-open a browser
-go to http://www.activestate.com/packages/
-find the module's ppd file and download to c:\perl
-move browser to http://www.activestate.com/packages/x86/
-download the correspond .tar.gz file to c:\perl\perlmod
-done with browser
-open command window (i.e go to DOS prompt)
-move to c:\perl and run PPM
-at PPM prompt type install "name of .ppd file without extention" (i.e install DBI for DBI.ppd)
-PPM will then unpack and install the .tar.gz file downloaded to c:\perl\perlmod
-when the "install" is finished, type query to confirm module loaded

These steps work for me. I know that PPM should be able to go to activestate web site (right?) but i could never get that to work. If anyone has any comments, or ways to straighten me out, then please help.

In reply to How to use PPM (WIN32)... by treebeard

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