Cory, of course you'd need to be in the directory where "example.pl" is located. :) If you're not then you'd get that message. Otherwise it looks like things are setup nicely on your system.
Enjoy your future Perl Hacking! :) Best Regards Anders Holm Critical Path Technical Support Engineer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tel USA/Canada: 1 800 353 8437 Tel Worldwide: +1 801 736 0806 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://support.cp.net > -----Original Message----- > From: cory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 July 2002 14:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Still Can't get perl to work on Win2K Pro PC > > > when I type perl example.pl at the C:\>command prompt I get > this message: cannot open perl script "example.pl": No such file > or directory. When I go to the folder that example.pl is located > and double click on it opens for about 1/4 of a second that > automatically closes. > when I type PATH at the C:\> command prompt I get > PATH=D:\Perl\bin\; I still can't even run a simple print ("Hello\n"); > from the C:\>command prompt. where is what I type > #!D:\Perl\bin\; > print ("Hello\n"); > then I press enter and nothing happens but a carriage return > Cory Moore > Campaign Manager > Pat Ahumada for Congress > www.patforcongress.com > www.americanvirtue.com > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
