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in reply to Re: perl file doesn't execute
in thread perl file doesn't execute

This is solid advice and I up voted your post. If I could give it two votes, I would!

I have cygwin (a different Perl) on my Windows machine and also an Active State Perl. I strongly recommend a simple "hello world" program and getting that working.

Showing code is important! The OP should get something simple working and then we can talk about getting something more complex working.