I have been trying to use SAMIE (Simple Automation Module for Internet Explorer) following the directions at http://samie.sourceforge.net/ I uninstalled my perl 5.10 to install 5.8, since 5.10 doesnt support samie. After uninstallying 5.8, i successfully installed samie, but when I try to run a script with use Win32::SAM; I receive an error when running the script. I receive a windows error (i am running XP) that is titled "perl.exe - Unable To Locate Component" - "This application has failed to start because Perl56.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." I have reinstalled 5.8 twice now, restarted the computer several times, and tried to do everything i can to make this work (I cant make www::mechanize work, and win32:OLE alone doesnt have significant options.) Anyway, this is the command prompt text i receive when I try to run it: 
Can't load 'C:/Perl/site/lib/auto/Time/HiRes/HiRes.dll' for module Tim
+e::HiRes:
load_file:The specified module could not be found at C:/Perl/lib/DynaL
+oader.pm l
ine 229.
 at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/SAM.pm line 10
Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/SAM.pm line 10
+.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/SAM.pm lin
+e 10.
Compilation failed in require at C:\win.pl line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\win.pl line 4.

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the code of this simple test program is: 
use strict;
use warnings; # just throwing these in just in case
use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::SAM;
use Win32::Slingshot;

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EDIT: also, would it be possible to combine Win32::OLE and Win32::IEAutomation? I find myself requiring methods from both if I must go without SAMIE.

In reply to Win32::Sam / SAMIE by jcdento

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