in reply to Command prompt q.

Click Windows Start on the task bar and type cmd in the "Search programs and files box" and press Enter. That should open a DOS window with the prompt C:\Users\yourname>
Type perl -v to check your Perl is installed OK.
Type dir process2.pl to check your program is there or dir to see all files.
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Re^2: Command prompt q.
by jonabb (Novice) on Jun 04, 2012 at 13:56 UTC

    Thanks. Yes, I've now got the DOS window with the prompt you mention. So that resolves the issue I was faced with.

    However, when entering  perl -v I get the message  perl  is not recognised ..., so I guess I have not installed it correctly.

    Will retry installation and get back if still having difficulty.

    Must sign off for the night now (Hong Kong time)

    Thanks.

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      However, when entering perl -v I get the message perl is not recognised ... , so I guess I have not installed it correctly.
      Not necessarily. It just means that inside *that* shell where you had tried the command, it's not in the PATH. What happens if you use the absolute path to perl.exe? I guess you *know* where you had it installed to?

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      Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>
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        Thanks for these comments.

        Now that I look more closely at the command prompt window, I see that it shows the path "C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" (at the top border of the window frame)

        Whereas i am running 64-bit Windows, and the Active Perl is the 64-bit version

        So i need to somehow change the path name. How do I do that, pls?

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