Since you're doing this on Windows, which version of Perl are you using (ActiveState or cygwin and which build)? If you try to run the executable from the same directory as where the script version works, does it work there? Have you tried inserting some debugging print statements between each step of your program to see where the compiled version hangs? My guess is that the compiled version can't find some file which the scripted version can. . .

- - arden.

I've seen that ActiveState has stated that Crypt::OpenPGP fails all tests. From what I can tell though, it's because the test suite didn't bother to create the basic key files and location files.

I wouldn't rely on ActiveState's automated ppm buildstatus. All tests pass for me.
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Since you're doing this on Windows, which version of Perl are you using (ActiveState or cygwin and which build)?

cygwin runs on windows but cygwin is not windows. When somebody says they're running perl on windows cygwin is not involved (its probably activeperl or at least activeperl flavored perl, never cygwin).

MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"

I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).

** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

END {
    my @pp = 'pp', '-n';
    foreach(keys %INC){
        s[/][::]g;
        s/\.pm$//;
        push @pp, '-M', $_;
    }
    push @pp, __FILE__;
    print "@pp $/";
}
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pp -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Plaintext -M Carp -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Buffer -M C
+rypt::Random::Generator -M lib -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Util -M IO::Socket:
+:UNIX -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Signature::SubPacket -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Key:
+:Public::DSA -M constant -M Convert::ASCII::Armour -M IO::Socket::INE
+T -M Crypt::DES -M strict -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Key -M vars -M base -M C
+onfig -M Crypt::RSA::DataFormat -M Crypt::CBC -M Digest::SHA1 -M Cryp
+t::Random::Provider::devurandom -M Crypt::RSA::Key::Public -M Data::D
+umper -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Certificate -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Key::Public -
+M Crypt::RSA -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Key::Public::RSA -M Crypt::DSA::Key -
+M MIME::Base64 -M Symbol -M Exporter::Heavy -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Signat
+ure -M bytes -M C:::Perl::site::lib::auto::Compress::Zlib::autosplit.
+ix -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Ciphertext -M Crypt::OpenPGP::PacketFactory -M 
+Crypt::RSA::Errorhandler -M Crypt::Random::Provider::egd -M IO::Handl
+e -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Key::Secret -M Crypt::OpenPGP -M Crypt::OpenPGP:
+:ErrorHandler -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Config -M Math::Pari -M Crypt::OpenP
+GP::Key::Public::ElGamal -M Crypt::OpenPGP::KeyRing -M Exporter -M IO
+::Socket -M Errno -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Digest -M subs -M DynaLoader -M 
+File::Spec::Unix -M Crypt::Random -M Crypt::Random::Provider::rand -M
+ Crypt::RSA::Key::Private -M SelectSaver -M Crypt::OpenPGP::S2k -M IO
+ -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Message -M File::Spec::Win32 -M Class::Loader -M 
+Socket -M Crypt::OpenPGP::KeyBlock -M Crypt::OpenPGP::SessionKey -M C
+rypt::OpenPGP::Armour -M integer -M Compress::Zlib -M XSLoader -M Dig
+est::MD5 -M Crypt::DES_EDE3 -M Crypt::OpenPGP::CFB -M Crypt::OpenPGP:
+:Constants -M Tie::EncryptedHash -M File::Spec -M Crypt::RSA::Key -M 
+warnings::register -M warnings -M Crypt::Primes -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Us
+erID -M overload -M Crypt::DSA::Util -M Crypt::OpenPGP::Cipher -M Aut
+oLoader -M Crypt::Random::Provider::File -M Data::Buffer  test.pl
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I had all but given up hope. I can't thank you enough. Works great!!!! Any sugguestions on controlling how much CPU the process can take?

Why with use less 'CPU'; of course. Seeing how that's currently unimplemented (but it could be windows -- hmm, this should be a wishlist item for PAR), you'll have to do it like

cat foowithlesscpu.bat
cmd.exe /c start /LOW foo.exe
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or write it in perl with Win32::Process.

I should note that it should only be CPU intensive only on the 1st run when par has to extract all the modules ... after that they're cached (then it's as cpu intensive as it takes encode the message).

MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"

I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).

** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.