Re: PPM installation error - Couldn't open file c:\temp/modulename/ for writing
- From: "A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:27:19 GMT
"Andre Caron" <ascaron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1136322055.794164.265720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> Hello,
>
> I am installing a Perl module Windows 2000 Server and get the
> following error message:
>
> C:\>ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd
> Error installing package
> 'http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/Crypt-SSLeay.ppd': C
> ouldn't open C:\temp/Crypt-SSLeay/ for writing
>
>
> C:\>
>
> Notice the direction of the slashes. Is there a parameter to specify
> the directory?
The slashes don't matter. AFAIK, the temp directory is first obtained
from the environment variables called TEMP and/or TMP. So, check if
those point to a directory to which you can write.
> The command works properly on Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
> (2 desktops).
I have a feeling the environment variables are set up correctly on those
machines.
Sinan
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