What operating system are you on?

If Unix then get Perl installed in the bin where it belongs, use the #! line, and then chmod it to make the script executable.

If Windows then wave the wand called pl2bat on it.

For any other OS substitute appropriate directions.

Also your comment about the more suitable directory confuses me. I hope you do not have the interpreter in the same directory as your scripts? If the scripts are running on a webserver, this is a massive security hole that the kiddies know to scan for...