Can I create a named pipe server on winXP? Here is the simple code I tried and the exception generated. Also, what is a .al file?

 #  Example 6.9. Creating a named pipe. 
#  ----------------------------------------
#  From "Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions Second Editio
+n" by Dave Roth
#  Published by Macmillan Technical Publishing.
#  ISBN # 1-57870-216-X 
print "From the book 'Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions,
+ Second Edition'\nby Dave Roth\n\n";

use Win32::Pipe;
$pipe = new Win32::Pipe( "My Test Pipe", 
                         10000, 
                         PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE
                        ) || die;
print "waiting for a connection\n";
$pipe->connect;

D:\perl\win32\Chapter06>example06_09.pl
From the book 'Win32 Perl Programming: The Standard Extensions, Second
+ Edition'
by Dave Roth

waiting for a connection
Can't locate auto/Win32/Pipe/connect.al in @INC (@INC contains: C:/Per
+l/lib C:/P
erl/site/lib .) at D:\perl\win32\Chapter06\Example06_09.pl line 14
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The modules are installed in the @inc path. Perl version is Activestate 5.8.8. I also tried this on a win2000 server, with the same results. I know the docs said the winNT or 2000 are the only platforms supported for the server, but maybe that has changed. Thanks