i have this trouble too, stuart, since we go through a proxy server at work.
i usually just go to activestate and download the .zip file. once you
extract the files into a temp directory, you can run ppm locally.

hth,

virginia


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anderson, Stuart [mailto:Stuart.Anderson(at)dva.gov.au]
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 4:15 AM
> To: hwg-servers(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Problem with PPM - 
> 
> 
> I have installed ActivePerl and have tried to use PPM to download some
> modules without success.  I have it set up on my computer 
> both at home and
> at work and I cant get PPM to work with either.  I have read 
> the FAQ on PPM
> and I have set my proxy server in autoexec.bat (I'm a Win95 
> user).  I have
> tried putting a id and password as env variables also but 
> this has made no
> difference.
> 
> After starting PPM and then typing search there is a short 
> delay, then the
> cursor moves to a new line and nothing is displayed.  If I 
> try to install a
> package eg file-slurp, i get the following error;
> 
> Error installing package 'file-slurp': Could not locate a PPD file for
> package
> 

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