Minimal code: 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use IO::Socket::INET;

my $host = "www.google.com";
my $port = 80;
my $fh = new IO::Socket::INET(
                               PeerAddr => $host,
                               PeerPort => $port,
                               Proto => 'tcp',
                               Timeout => 5,
                              ) or die "$!";

print "sending\n";
print $fh "message\n";
print "send done\n";

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This code runs fine on linux and windows when run as a script. However, if I make an executable out of it using pp (on windows), the script hangs after printing the "sending" message.

I admit that I haven't used pp before so perhaps I just need to add a parameter or something. Feel free to tell me to RTFM as long as you also include a link to that M, since google wasn't able to find it for me.

Perl version is ActivePerl Build 811 on windows 2000

In reply to Can't write to socket using pp ? by Crackers2

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