We have perl version 5 running at work and I need to be abel to install version 6 onto my machine to run some new perl modules which I have checked out of CPAN.

I have two questions:

1) Can you have 2 perl installations side by side? This is important because we have other apps that could be affected as a result.

2) Is there any way of installing Perl on a windows machine which does not have admin rights? Our admin has prevented us writing to the c:\program files direcory.

Any ideas much appreciated 
C:\>perl -v

This is perl, version 4.0

perl for NT $$Revision: 4.0.1.8
Build 3
Patch level: 36

Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, Larry Wall
NT Copyright (c) 1993, Intergraph Corporation

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 4.0 source 
+kit.

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In reply to Two Version Of Perl Side By Side by ChloeRadshaw

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