You can also install the latest version of Spreadsheet::WriteExcel using ppm2 or ppm3 directly from my repository. I normally upload a Spreadsheet::WriteExcel ppm file at the same time as submitting a release to CPAN.

The following is a sample ppm3 session where the repository is added and the module is upgraded. The Activestate repositories are turned off to ensure that ppm finds the ppd on the writeexcel site first. You should turn them on again when the download is complete. 

    ppm> rep add writeexcel  http://homepage.eircom.net/~jmcnamara/per
+l
    Repositories:
    [1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
    [2] ActiveState Package Repository
    [3] writeexcel

    ppm> rep off "ActiveState Package Repository"
    ppm> rep off "ActiveState PPM2 Repository"

    ppm> rep
    Repositories:
    [1] writeexcel
    [ ] ActiveState Package Repository
    [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository

    ppm> upgrade Spreadsheet-WriteExcel
    Spreadsheet-WriteExcel 0.41: new version 0.42 available in writeex
+cel

    ppm> upgrade -install Spreadsheet-WriteExcel
    Spreadsheet-WriteExcel 0.41: new version 0.42 available in writeex
+cel
    ====================
    Upgrade 'http://homepage.eircom.net/~jmcnamara/perl/Spreadsheet-Wr
+iteExcel.ppd'
    version 0.42 in ActivePerl 5.6.1.635.
    ====================
    Downloaded 454742 bytes.
    Extracting 100/100: blib/html/lib/Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.html
    Successfully upgraded Spreadsheet-WriteExcel version 0.42
    in ActivePerl 5.6.1.635.

    ppm> version
    PPM - Programmer's Package Manager version 3.0.1

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John.

In reply to Re: ppm 3.1 upgrade -install by jmcnamara
in thread ppm 3.1 upgrade -install by rkg

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