I have this little program: 
lauxastst01:~/bin:cat test.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Date::Manip qw(UnixDate);
use XML::Twig;

print "OK!\n";

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When I run it from the command line, it outputs OK! When I run it as a cron job, it outputs this: 
Can't load '/usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/sun4-solaris/aut
+o/XML/Parser/Expat/Expat.so' for module XML::Parser::Expat: ld.so.1: 
+perl: fatal: libexpat.so.0
: open failed: No such file or directory at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/
+5.8.2/sun4-solaris/DynaLoader.pm line 229.
 at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/sun4-solaris/XML/Parser.
+pm line 14
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_perl/5
+.8.2/sun4-solaris/XML/Parser.pm line 14.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_pe
+rl/5.8.2/sun4-solaris/XML/Parser.pm line 18.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_perl/5
+.8.2/XML/Twig.pm line 98.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/perl/5.8.2/lib/site_pe
+rl/5.8.2/XML/Twig.pm line 98.
Compilation failed in require at ./test.pl line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./test.pl line 4.

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It complains about Expat.so, which, I guess is required by Parser.pm, which, I guess is required by XML::Twig. Notice that I included a 'use' for Date::Manip before XML::Twig to show that it is not incapable of finding all modules, just that it can't find XML::Twig in the crontab environment. What gives?

In reply to Twig in a crontab? by BenHopkins

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