Re: (tye)Re: help installing DBI

Excellent it worked.

1)For my information, exactly why is the ppd needed at all.

2)Is there a simple way i can check to see wether a module installed correctly. I looked through the perl/lib after installing DBI but could see no DBI.pm.

3)Can i usee the PPM to check what modules i already have installed on my system.

Sorry for repost, format on previous was unrecognisable

Thanks

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(tye)Re2: help installing DBI by tye (Sage) on Apr 04, 2001 at 21:47 UTC
1) Because that is the way ActiveState designed it? It allows PPM to pick which of several .tar.gz files it needs to fetch based on what version of Perl you have. It records information about versions and dates of the packed-up modules so you don't have to download a huge .tar.gz just to figure out what is inside. 2) It will be in perl/site/lib/DBI.pm. This command: `perl -MDBI -e "print $DBI::VERSION"` shows what version of DBI you have installed and will complain if you have none. 3) Yes. There is a help (or "?") command that lists the available commands. I don't have PPM handy so you'll have to go look yourself. (: - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")	[reply] [d/l]

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(tye)Re2: help installing DBI
by tye (Sage) on Apr 04, 2001 at 21:47 UTC

1) Because that is the way ActiveState designed it? It allows PPM to pick which of several *.tar.gz files it needs to fetch based on what version of Perl you have. It records information about versions and dates of the packed-up modules so you don't have to download a huge *.tar.gz just to figure out what is inside.

2) It will be in perl/site/lib/DBI.pm. This command: perl -MDBI -e "print $DBI::VERSION" shows what version of DBI you have installed and will complain if you have none.

3) Yes. There is a help (or "?") command that lists the available commands. I don't have PPM handy so you'll have to go look yourself. (:

tye

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