I am trying to learn PERL. I want to use this function/module in PERL. I am not quite sure how to install / enable it.

output of perl -v ::--

This is perl 5, version 12, subversion 3 (v5.12.3) built for MSWin32-x86-multi-t hread Copyright 1987-2010, Larry Wall 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 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.

My Script test1.pl::-- 

use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::Netmask;
$block = Net::Netmask->new('192.168.1.128/25');
print "Base address: ", $block->base(), "\n";
print "Broadcast address: ", $block->broadcast(), "\n";
print "Net mask: ", $block->mask(), "\n";
print "Host mask: ", $block->hostmask(), "\n";
print "Bits: ", $block->bits(), "\n";
print "Size: ", $block->size(), "\n";
print "2:nd element: ", $block->nth(2), "\n";

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When i run it, i am getting the following output ::--

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 5.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 6.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 7.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 8.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 9.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 10.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 11.

Global symbol "$block" requires explicit package name at test1.pl line 12.

Execution of test1.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

Any idea how to fix it ??

In reply to net::netmask issue in Strawberry PERL by TechUser245

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