Thanks, BrowserUK.

strict.pm appears to be there, but I still get the same error message

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
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C:\Users\Captain Rob>cd..

C:\Users>cd..

C:\>cd perl64

C:\Perl64>cd bin

C:\Perl64\bin>entities_99.pl
Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .) at C:\Perl64\bin\ent
+ities_99.p
l line 2.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Perl64\bin\entities_99.pl line
+ 2.

C:\Perl64\bin>dir C:\Perl64\lib\s*.pm
 Volume in drive C is Gateway
 Volume Serial Number is 12E4-B021

 Directory of C:\Perl64\lib

11/30/2009  03:28 PM            19,698 Safe.pm
06/13/2006  01:29 PM             2,631 SDBM_File.pm
07/03/2009  04:42 PM             1,130 SelectSaver.pm
10/25/2008  03:50 AM            17,776 SelfLoader.pm
04/11/2007  07:12 AM             8,955 Shell.pm
02/25/2007  09:01 AM             7,900 sigtrap.pm
07/03/2009  04:42 PM            10,398 Socket.pm
09/03/2006  06:52 AM             6,289 sort.pm
08/05/2009  11:25 PM            40,995 Storable.pm
10/10/2007  02:19 AM             3,863 strict.pm
06/13/2006  01:29 PM               882 subs.pm
10/23/2009  01:52 AM            28,456 Switch.pm
02/25/2009  02:37 PM             4,964 Symbol.pm
              13 File(s)        153,937 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  857,551,073,280 bytes free

C:\Perl64\bin>

[download]

Thanks again for your interest and time

In reply to Re^4: Flummoxed by strict.pm by CaptainRob
in thread Flummoxed by strict.pm by CaptainRob

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