Help on installing DBI

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Hi

I am trying to install Perl 5.8.7 Build 815 and when install DBI. I am
getting the following error :

Unknown command 'ls'; type 'help' for a list of commands.
ppm> install dbi.pm
Error: No valid repositories: Error: Unexpected Content-Type
'application/x-ns-p
roxy-
autoconfig' returned
ppm> rep
Repositories:
[1] ActiveState Package Repository
ppm> rep describe 1
Warning: Unexpected Content-Type 'application/x-ns-proxy-
autoconfig' returned
Describing Active Repository 1:
Name: ActiveState Package Repository
Location:
http://ppm.ActiveState.com/PPM/ppmserver-5.8-windows.plex?ur n:/PPM/Server/SQL
Type: unsupported
ppm>


Can you help me out ? Thank you

Nina T. Nguyen
IB Technology - GCRM Market Data (CMENT)
713-750-2790
nina.t.nguyen@jpmorgan.com



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Re: Help on installing DBI

nina.t.nguyen@jpmorgan.com wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am trying to install Perl 5.8.7 Build 815 and when install DBI. I am
> getting the following error :
>
> Unknown command 'ls'; type 'help' for a list of commands.
> ppm> install dbi.pm
[snip]
> [1] ActiveState Package Repository

From your references to ActiveState and 'ppm', are we correct in
inferring that you're on Win32?

If so, then you probably can't use the 'ls' command, as that's primarily
a command on Unix-like systems.

(I know that 'ls' is a valid command inside the Windows FTP client. But
I don't think it's valid at the command prompt. I'm not at a Windows
box now, so I can't say whether 'ls' is a valid command at the 'ppm>'
prompt.)

Jim Keenan

Re: Help on installing DBI

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:13:24 -0500, James E Keenan wrote:

Hi Nina, James

>> Unknown command 'ls'; type 'help' for a list of commands. ppm>
>> install dbi.pm

Perl is a case-sensitive language. Try

install DBI

> From your references to ActiveState and 'ppm', are we correct in
> inferring that you're on Win32?

No James. ActiveState supports other OSes.

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