Ok folks I need to be able to access a database using Perl. I know that I need the DBI module. I have been to the command line and I typed ppm and then "install DBI and then Y but it always times out with: 
C:\>ppm
PPM interactive shell (2.1) - type help for available commands.
PPM> install DBI
Install package 'DBI'...
"HTTP POST failed: 500 (Can't connect to www.activestate.com.80 (Timeo
+ut), <> line 2.) in SOAP method call. 
Content of response:
at C:/BIN/perl/site/lib/PPM/SOAPClient.pm line222

C:\>

[download]
Is this meant to be for UNIX systems (the shell bit I find worrying) as I'm using WindozeNT. I need to get this module and I then need to know how to, given a set of values/variables that I can interpolate, get this data INTO the database. I have to use an access database. Eternally in your debt if you can help, Fian....

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