Try running the script from a command promt window (Start > Run > cmd.exe) using perl <scriptname>.pl so that if there is an output, you see it. Also try to use perl -w <scriptname>.pl to locate possible bugs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry" <rangoleer@msn.com> To: <beginners@perl.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Brand New Perl Beginner - trouble using activePerl > Hey ))) > > I am learning perl now for use with CGI. > > I installed active Perl on both windows Millenium AND windows XP systems. > > Both of the fail to run a .pl file. I see a window flash on the screen for > a part of a second and then disappear.....the window looks like it is a DOS > command window. > > Anyway, I do not see the program run. Of course I am doing something very > basic wrong....anyone know what it is??? Thanks !!! > > -Larry > south dakota, US > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscribe@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-help@perl.org > >Thread Previous | Thread Next