use Tk::Dialogbox

use Tk::DialogBox;
              ^
              |
[download]

Right :-) In C:\perl\lib\ there is no Tk dir. There is only tkx. I am using activeperl installation 5.10.0 Is this TK standard or I will have to look everytime for updates? from the link you gave me? From the link, it says Tk-804.028_501 Does this work with my version of perl? How can i find that out?

I think I'm right in saying that Tk was dropped from ActivePerl 5.10.0 but it was present in the 5.8.8 version which can still be downloaded.

Cheers,

JohnGG

Try using ppm to install Tk:

C:\Documents and Settings\myself> ppm install Tk
[download]

If that's successful, you'll get DialogBox for free (but you'll still have to use Tk::DialogBox in your program).

For example:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use warnings;
use Tk;
use Tk::DialogBox;

my $mw    = new MainWindow();
my $a_btn = [ "Of course!", "No way" ];
my $dbox  = $mw->DialogBox(-buttons => $a_btn);
my $lbl   = $dbox->add("Label", -text => "Isn't this a great program?"
+);
$lbl->pack;
$dbox->Show();
# Do something with the answer, etc. ...
MainLoop;
[download]

I choose ?ppm install Tk ...and I get this error.....
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...failed 500 Can't connect t o ppm4.activestate.com:80 (Bad hostname 'ppm4.activestate.com') ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides Tk

That sounds a lot like a transient problem on the net.

But, OTOH, I have no idea what the question mark before your ppm command signifies.

Regardless, this works for 5.8.8 and ppm 4.0:

ppm install TK

Ok. Installed Tk-804.028_501.tar, extracted it. It contains a BUNCH of files. Should this go under C:\perl\*.* or a separate dir for Tk-804.028_501 and put this path in path? Any recommendations? Thanks

All new ActivePerl releases use Tkx (not Tk) but don't worry about that. All you need is to read this excellent Tk tutorial.

Hey Gang- You got me started. Thanks.