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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 command works properly on Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
(2 desktops).

Any suggestions or solutions are very welcome...

Andre Caron
Mirabel, Canada

"Andre Caron" <> wrote in
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> 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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"Andre Caron" <> wrote in message
..
..
>
> Is there a parameter to specify the directory?
>
..
..

Yes:

ppm> settings tempdir
tempdir: C:\DOCUME~1\Rob\LOCALS~1\Temp
ppm> settings tempdir D:\crap
Setting 'tempdir' set to 'D:\crap'.
ppm> settings tempdir
tempdir: D:\crap
ppm>

According to the docs, that change should persist. But for me that's not the
case and I would have to reset tempdir every time I opened a new ppm shell.

See 'ppm help' and 'ppm settings help'.

There's also fairly good ppm (html) documentation in your
Perl/html/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html file.

Cheers,
Rob

Rob, Sinan,

Thanks,

Andre