Dearest Monks,

The IO::Prompt module is currently failing on my Win2000 ActivePerl 5.8.8 system with the following error: 
Cannot write to terminal: No such file or directory at scratch.pl line
+ 13

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Ultimately, I'm attempting to create a couple of simple scripts in order to practice with the functionality of the Expect module. My first step was to create a script that would prompt for dummy STDIN interaction and quit with an "exit" command. In order to also try out the suggestion from "Perl Best Practices" Chapter 10 for using IO::Prompt, I came up with the following script: 
use IO::Prompt;

use strict;

print <<'END_INTRO';
Mary had a little lamb
Then the lamb ate Mary
and it was little no more.
END_INTRO

my $choice = '';
while ($choice ne 'exit') {
    $choice = prompt "Prompt: ",
        -require => {"Prompt (requires a single word, exit to quit): "
+ => qr/^\w+$/};
    print "You typed '$choice'\n";
}

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The above code works fine on linux, but fails with the above error on my windows box. The DIAGNOSTICS section of the pod states this concerning the error:
Cannot write to terminal: %s
Cannot read from terminal: %s

prompt() attempted to access the terminal but couldn't. This may mean your environment has no /dev/tty available, in which case there isn't much you can do with this module. Sorry.
I have trouble imagining that this module was not intended for use with ActivePerl. Especially if it was suggested in the Best Practices Book. However, if this is the case, is there an alternative module that y'all would suggest?

Regards,
- Miller

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