Re: Tried to install activeperl on windows xp home


"hauksnightmare" <manwhataride@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Beginner question...I tried to install activeperl on windows xp home
> edition, but according to the c prompt perl is invalid. What did I do
> wrong/ how can I fix this?
>

You probably haven't added the location of perl.exe to your path. Assuming
perl.exe is in the folder C:\perl\bin just enter at the prompt:
path=C:\perl\bin;%path%

(If perl.exe is located elsewhere, then modify accordingly.)

To check, enter:
perl -v

(See Windows Help for directions on how to add your perl\bin folder
*permanently* to your path. Otherwise you need to set the path as above
every time you open a new cmd.exe window.)

Cheers,
Rob


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