Re: can't run perl commands from command line

josephweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <josephweiss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a 'user variable for administrator' variable named
> 'PATH' and this is the value
>
> ?·øwÿÿÿÿò|ôw³sôwósôw?
>
> That's right, gibberish
>
> Then below that under system variables, I have a variable
> named 'Path' that has
>
> C:\Perl\bin\;%SystemRoot%\system32;...
>
> for the value.
>
> I'm still lost. Thanks

I assume that, even with the system-wide Path variable above, it
still doesn't work. It's possible the user PATH variable
supercedes the system one. Remove the *user* PATH variable (the
gibberish) and leave the system-wide variable.

For good measure, you might try logging out, then back in, after
making the environment modifications. Then open up a command
prompt and try typing just "perl -v" to test.

HTH,
Tim Hammerquist
.

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