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in thread GDBM_File for Windows?

Gdbm for Windows lists 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP but not Server 2003.

The cpan page for this module states that gdbm must be installed first. The cpan command line interface can be used to install the GDBM_File module for Strawberry or ActivePerl. http://www.activestate.com/blog/2010/10/how-install-cpan-modules-activeperl. Update: oops, I see Daxim already provided the link.

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Re^6: GDBM_File for Windows?
by MikeRaffety (Initiate) on Oct 16, 2012 at 20:16 UTC
    Thanks, I know how to use PPM, but there's no GDBM_File module in any repository, and I've tried several. The GDBM_File page on CPAN links to a full download of Perl 5.14, it is NOT a link to the module, which seems wrong. I need advice specific to this module, if anyone can help.
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      Thanks, I know how to use PPM, but there's no GDBM_File module in any repository

      Who said anything about using PPM? Do you know how to use the command line? Ever heard of typing 'cpan' at the command line?

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        I'm a Unix guy from decades back, I know how to use the command line, thank you.

        I've not previously had occasion to use the "cpan" command, but as I noted, CPAN's listing for GDBM_File leads to a full download of Perl, and I cannot upgrade or replace this version of Perl on this server.

        Surely there's a way to install GDBM_File by itself, on an existing Perl install?

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