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There is no doubt about it, you downloaded the wrong ppm binary. Look for ppm.xml in `perl -V:archlib'. Open it. Read it. Look for "mysql". On my perl5.6 it looks something like

    <PACKAGE NAME="DBD-Mysql">
    <LOCATION>http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/ppmserver.pl?urn:/
+PPMServer</LOCATION>
    <INSTPACKLIST>C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\DBD\Mysql\.packlist</INSTPACKL
+IST>
    <INSTROOT>C:\Perl</INSTROOT>
    <INSTDATE>Fri Sep  6 03:20:14 2002</INSTDATE>
    <INSTPPD>
<SOFTPKG NAME="DBD-Mysql" VERSION="1,2200,0,0">
  <IMPLEMENTATION>
    <CODEBASE HREF="http://ppm.ActiveState.com/PPMPackages/5.6plus/MSW
+in32-x86-multi-thread/DBD-Mysql.tar.gz" />
    <DEPENDENCY NAME="DBI" VERSION="1,08,0,0" />
    <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
    <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
  </IMPLEMENTATION>
  <ABSTRACT>DBI driver for Mysql datasources</ABSTRACT>
  <TITLE>DBD-Mysql</TITLE>
  <AUTHOR>Jochen Wiedmann (joe@ispsoft.de)</AUTHOR>
</SOFTPKG>

    </INSTPPD>
    </PACKAGE>
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on my 5.8 activeperl it looks like

    <PACKAGE NAME="DBD-mysql">
    <LOCATION>http://crazyinsomniac.perlmonk.org/perl/ppm/5.8</LOCATIO
+N>
    <INSTPACKLIST>G:\Perl\site\lib\auto\DBD\mysql\.packlist</INSTPACKL
+IST>
    <INSTROOT>G:\Perl</INSTROOT>
    <INSTDATE>Mon Mar  3 05:58:52 2003</INSTDATE>
    <INSTPPD>
<SOFTPKG NAME="DBD-mysql" VERSION="2,1022,0,0">

    <TITLE>DBD-mysql</TITLE>

    <ABSTRACT>A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)</A
+BSTRACT>

    <AUTHOR>Jochen Wiedmann &lt;joe@ispsoft.de&gt;</AUTHOR>

    <IMPLEMENTATION>

        <DEPENDENCY NAME="DBI" VERSION="1,08,0,0" />

        <DEPENDENCY NAME="Data-Dumper" VERSION="0,0,0,0" />

        <OS NAME="MSWin32" />

        <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8" />

        <CODEBASE HREF="DBD-mysql-2.1022.tar.gz" />

    </IMPLEMENTATION>

</SOFTPKG>
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Here's another useful tidbit (you should really learn more about ppm)

ppm> s mysql
Searching in Active Repositories
could not find ParserDetails.ini in G:/Perl/site/lib/XML/SAX
  1. DBD-mysql [2.1026] A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interfac
+e (DBI)
ppm> desc 1
====================
Package 1:
    Name: DBD-mysql
 Version: 2.1026
  Author: Jochen Wiedmann <joe@ispsoft.de>
   Title: DBD-mysql
Abstract: A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI)
Location: crazy
Prerequisites:
       1. DBI 1.08
       2. Data-Dumper 0.0
Available Platforms:
       1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
====================
ppm> desc --dump 1
====================
Package 1:
<SOFTPKG NAME="DBD-mysql" VERSION="2,1026,0,0">
        <TITLE>DBD-mysql</TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT>A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (DBI
+)</ABSTRACT>
        <AUTHOR>Jochen Wiedmann &lt;joe@ispsoft.de&gt;</AUTHOR>
        <IMPLEMENTATION>
                <DEPENDENCY NAME="DBI" VERSION="1,08,0,0" />
                <DEPENDENCY NAME="Data-Dumper" VERSION="0,0,0,0" />
                <OS NAME="MSWin32" />
                <ARCHITECTURE NAME="MSWin32-x86-multi-thread" />
                <CODEBASE HREF="DBD-mysql-2.1026.tar.gz" />
        </IMPLEMENTATION>
</SOFTPKG>
====================
ppm> q
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So uninstall DBD-mysql, and then reinstall it, but make sure you're installing the appropriate one (I seriously doubt ActiveState would put up the wrong ppm -- maybe it was my repository that messed you up? I doubt that as well).

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.

In reply to Re: DBI, Windows and Perl56.dll error by PodMaster
in thread DBI, Windows and Perl56.dll error by Akira71

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