Re: can't run perl commands from command line



josephweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Greetings, I just installed perl v5.8.7 onto a 2003 server box. I can
> only seem to get perl -v to run on the command line only when I cd
> into the c:\perl\bin directory.
>
>> From the commad line at any other location I am getting the ... 'is
>> not
> recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or
> batch file error'.

It appears c:\perl\bin is not in your path

> I am plannign on running MRTG on this box and I am sort of new to
> perl.

Has nothing to do with Perl, would be the same for any other program, too.

> I got mrtg to run on one of my workstations with win2k but I am
> stumbling with this 2003 server.
>
> Is it an IIS issue?

What does IIS have to do with Perl?

> Is it a permissions issue?

Unlikely because you said you can run perl.exe if you cd to c:\perl\bin

jue


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