in reply to Re^4: How to get activestate running
in thread How to get activestate running
okay, thank you, but where exactly can I find the .bat file. I looked but I don't think I have seen anything with a .bat extension.
Now, that question will only apply if this one is a no.
Is this what the interpreter should look like.
http://i11.tinypic.com/4pbv0hz.jpg
Re^6: How to get activestate running
by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 26, 2007 at 01:09 UTC
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If you've downloaded the '.zip' version of build 820, unpack it to any location. If you unpack it to (for example) C:\somewhere, then you'll find the installer.bat in the C:\somewhwere\ActivePerl-5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739 folder. Then it's just a matter of doing a 'cd' to C:\somewhere\ActivePerl-5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739 and entering installer.bat. If it prompts you to install perl to a location that contains a space (eg C:\Program Files) don't let it do that. Instead opt for a location that doesn't have any spaces - eg C:\Perl. Otherwise, accept the defaults.
Then run perl -v to check that all is well. All being well, you can then remove the C:\somewhere\ActivePerl-5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739 folder as it's no longer needed.
If you have downloaded the '.msi' version, then it's just a matter of double clicking on it to proceed with the installation. (Again it's best not to accept any default that wants to install perl to a location that contains spaces.)
Cheers, Rob
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Is the box supposed to come up and disappear, because I got rid of the -v part and it didn't just disappear.
Then, is that thing the interpretter, what came up.
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If you ran installer.bat, then that box should disappear after the installation has completed and you hit "Enter" .... but I don't really understand your post at all.
Open up a new instance of cmd.exe and enter perl -v.
If it doesn't print (in the cmd.exe window) some information about the build of perl, then the installation has not succeeded as I expected - and you need to tell us:
1) Precisely what did happen when you ran perl -v
2) The full name of the file that you downloaded from ActiveState
3) What steps you took in trying to install perl.
Note that you need to answer all three questions - not just one or two of them.
Cheers, Rob
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