There's a GUI version of perl? Sorry, I'm using Visual SlickEdit and the command window to execute. So far, I've not managed anything, let alone a Package. How would I download/install a package manager, & should I be concerned about WHICH one to use: Free is good, but function counts for a lot too. My "older perl" quit working when I upgraded my laptop, hence the new download of the ASperl. I'm using XP, but I don't think Linux is far off. Thanks.
No. There is a GUI version of ppm. If you have a standard install of ActiveState Perl then run C:\Perl\bin\ppm.bat to install pre-packaged modules as described above.