Unable to install win32-API-0.41 module on perl 5.6.1.635

[PerlRider]

Dear Monks, I am struggling to install win32-API-0.41 module on perl 5.6.1.635. Can someone provide me the steps to install. Adding detailed steps and prerequisites is highly appriciated. Newer versions of perl is having this inbuilt module but , as per the requirement I need to install this module plz plz plz suggest me. Thanks in advance

[Anonymous Monk]

I am struggling to install win32-API-0.41 module on perl 5.6.1.635.

Travel back in time :)

Or ask your support contract for help

Or install a newer perl (something from this decade), like http://www.citrusperl.com/ or http://strawberryperl.com/

[bulk88]

How much of Win32::API do you need working on 5.6? I have gotten Win32::API 0.74 but not the Win32::API::Callback sub module working 5.6.

[PerlRider]

I need Win32::API::Prototype and Win32::API::Struct working on 5.6.1.635

[bulk88]

Win32::API 0.75 now has some support for Perl 5.6.2.

[bulk88]

Win32::API::Prototype is not part of Win32::API. Win32::API::Struct is part of Win32::API. I should have a new CPAN release of Win32::API with Perl 5.6 support by the end of the week. pack's syntax in 5.6 is very different/older compared to 5.8/Modern Perl so many tests fail either because (), [], !, and J are not supported by 5.6 pack().

[Rishi2Monk]

Installation procedure:
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1. Unpack Win32-API-0.41.tar.gz to a installation directory

2. Open a Windows command window (run c:\WINNT\System32\cmd.exe)

3. cd to the installation directory 

4. run "perl Makefile.PL"

5. Setup nmake environment variables by running

  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat"

6. Run "nmake"

7. Open a cygwin windows
    a) cd to the installation directory
    b) Run 
           "tar cvf Win32-API-041.tar blib"
           "gzip --best win32-API-041.tar"
    c) If cygwin is not installed use 7zip, it is a two-step process
          "First use 7zip to create the .tar"
          "Then, using the WinXP context menu entry, add the .tar to a new 7zip archive. Choose the Gzip archive format"

8. Go back to Windows command window

11. Run "nmake ppd" in the installation directory

12. Edit Win32-API.ppd with following line
   <CODEBASE HREF="Win32-API-041.tar.gz" />

******************************************
At this point, you have just completed to compile the package. You can repeat following on other computer with the compiled files.
******************************************

13. To install Win32-API, Run
  "ppm install Win32-API.ppd"

14. Run "perl -MWin32::API -e 1" to verify the installation.

15. You might need to copy msvcr70.dll to c:\Perl\site\lib\auto\Win32\API\

16. Installation completed.

[Anonymous Monk]

Where did you copy that from?

[PerlRider]

Hi Rishi,

Thanks for your valuable reply...

I am able to install the module with your steps posted. :-)