It's definitely easier (and more reliable) to install new modules in Windows using the Perl Package Manager that came with ActivePerl. Find it in the Start Menu and run the following command after it loads up. (Be sure to remove your previously installed version, of course!)

ppm> install File-Copy-Recursive

I went ahead and tried the install on my machine and it took about 3 seconds to download and install. Let us know if it works.

Update: I got to fooling around looking at all the different modules that came with ActiveState and found one that may help as a substitute. Look at ActiveState::Handy for the cp_tree command. If it does what it says then you shouldn't need File::Copy. However, I don't know which one is better efficiency-wise. Depending on how large your file tree is, you should choose wisely between the two.

In reply to Re: File::Copy::Recursive chokes on input by dogz007
in thread File::Copy::Recursive chokes on input by dbonneville

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