Why can't I install DBI?

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Hi,
Trying to install DBI on Windows 2000 running Activestate Perl build 617. If I try to install with PPM, I get the following error:

PPM> install DBI
Install package 'DBI?' (y/N): y
Retrieving package 'DBI'...

not well-formed at line 1, column 17, byte 17 at C:/Perl/site/lib/SOAP
+/Parser.pm line 73
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So I want to install it with nmake, but can't run makefile.pl:

C:\DBI-1.18>makefil.pl
Can't locate lib/DBI/DBD.pm in @INC (@INC contains: lib CL/Perl/lib C:
+/Perl/site/lib) at C:\DBI-1.18\Makefile.PL line 224.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\DBI-1.18\Makefile.PL line 226.
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Any ideas? I have looked and DBD.pm is located in C:/Perl/site/lib/DBI/, so it looks fine to me. If I can get the install to work, should I try to get rid of the old DBI first?

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Re: Why can't I install DBI? by voyager (Friar) on Jun 20, 2001 at 05:40 UTC
Is it just DBI, or can you get anything via PPM? I notice you got a (XML) Parser error. From the ActiveState PPM Page: The PPM config file, ppm.xml, got corrupted and PPM no longer works properly. If this occurs, a new minimal PPM config file can be generated using the 'genconfig' command at a Command Prompt: C:\> ppm genconfig > ppm.xml The new ppm.xml should be copied to the directory Perl/site/lib. PPM should now work properly, but all information about previously installed packages will be lost.	[reply]

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Re: Why can't I install DBI?
by voyager (Friar) on Jun 20, 2001 at 05:40 UTC

From the ActiveState PPM Page:

The PPM config file, ppm.xml, got corrupted and PPM no longer works properly. If this occurs, a new minimal PPM config file can be generated using the 'genconfig' command at a Command Prompt: C:\> ppm genconfig > ppm.xml The new ppm.xml should be copied to the directory Perl/site/lib. PPM should now work properly, but all information about previously installed packages will be lost.

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