error message not understood

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Re: error message not understood by Corion (Patriarch) on Dec 21, 2008 at 09:47 UTC
This sounds as if Spreadsheet::WriteExcel is not installed. Did you install it? If not, typing `cpan Spreadsheet::WriteExcel` or `ppm Spreadsheet::WriteExcel` could install it. Alternatively, see Yes, even you can use CPAN	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: error message not understood by oko1 (Deacon) on Dec 22, 2008 at 02:01 UTC
In addition to other suggestions, here's one that can give you a bit more useful info: `perl -MSpreadsheet::WriteExcel::Big -wle'print $Spreadsheet::WriteExce +l::Big::VERSION'` [download] This tells you if the module is installed - you'll get an obvious, comprehensive error if it's not - as well as showing you the version of the installed module. In other words, if it is installed and you're still having trouble, the version number will help you decide whether you need to update or (if you already have the latest version) if even the latest version doesn't do what you need it to do. -- "Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about." -- B. L. Whorf	[reply] [d/l]
Re: error message not understood by matrixmadhan (Beadle) on Dec 21, 2008 at 14:58 UTC
that seems to be a problem where the required perl modules are not available in the @INC array. Try adding the installation directory to use lib	[reply]
Re^2: error message not understood by xhunter (Sexton) on Dec 21, 2008 at 17:09 UTC
A way to check if you have the module installed is by trying loading module directly and see what happens. For example: `perl -MSpreadsheet::WriteExcel -e1` [download] will be quiet if you have the module installed otherwise it will complain with a message like: `Can't locate Spreadsheet/WriteExcel.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/pe +rl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/p +erl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/lo +cal/lib/site_perl .).` [download] NOTE: The message above includes the current library search locations perl is aware of (in @INC). If the module was installed by standard means (cpan or perl Makefile.pl etc) it should be somewhere in your @INC (library paths) already.	[reply] [d/l] [select]