in reply to Moving Perl script to Windows

Socket.so is a compiled module and will not run on Windows. Your best bet is to re-install your application on a Windows machine (which has the Windows equivalent of Socket.so (Socket.dll perhaps?) available and package it up on that Windows machine for further installation on the other Windows boxen.

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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