accessing perl problem

[desanti]

Hi: i downloaded perl via perl.com(activeperl-5.8.4.810-mswin32-x86.msi) and it seemed to install o.k.however,i can only access perl via desktop/dos-prompt.the info from perl
text states that usage(path) is:c:\perl\bin\perl.exe.
if i try to use that path i get a dos type window but cannot do anything.the system appears to await input but nothing i key in has any effect(no $,> etc just a flashing
underscore).there is also a perl5.8.4.exe and the window is the same.i wanted to see the difference between perl and awk.also,and VERY IMPORTANT is there is no uninstall that i can find!although the perl url stated (tacitly) that if you downloaded the .MSI version there would be a uninstall??
perhaps i read it wrong????the url said that if you could not use the .MSI version,use the AS version but there was no uninstall functionality(so i assumed the .MSI did have an uninstall.NOTE:trying the 'hello world' program with the
pear -e command line works o.k. via dos prompt.the reason
i feel something is amiss is that i am trying to use a .BAT
file(as with awk)for a perl window and prompt.any help??
especially for a uninstall??? thank you.

 

[zephan]

Are you able to type something in the window ? Actually, perl interpreter is wainting for an input (your script). When finished, type CTRL+D to see your script executed.
You can also c:>perl\bin\perl path\to\yourscript.pl
Regards,
Zephan

 

[chazoid]

And the uninstall should be in Control Panel under Add/Remove Programs

 

[desanti]

Chazoid:thanx for the info.I had e-mailed the perl sight
and evidently i did not know enough about what i was doing.
i am learning BUT in the mean time you and the perl honcho
have said go to add/remove via control panel. nowhere is there a perl/activestate etc. program listed.i went via regedit and there are multiple mentions of perl.i am a little confused.having been a mainframe man since 1974,i know not to touch anything unless your positive!!any advice?also,i do not know how to respond to someone who has answered my thread.i am hoping you see this.thanx again.

 

[chazoid]

Maybe try reinstalling ActivePerl to the same directory, and see if appears in add/remove programs after that. Maybe it just glitched the first time.
If not, check again after an IPL.. er.. reboot

If you do have to manually uninstall it, see if you can get details from the ActiveState guy. This link from the activeperl mailing list tells what you need to remove, but it's kind of old. Anyway.. I don't think it installs many files outside the main directory (default: C:\Perl) Just make sure you backup the registry first if you have to make any changes to it.
What version of Windows are you using?

 

[desanti]

Chazoid:I have not heard IPL in ages.but--thank you,gracias,
merci etc.Must have been a glitch(??) but reIPL'ed and there it was in add/remove.many thanx.

 

[chazoid]

good deal!
I'm a PC guy but I work with a lot of COBOL programmers.. Every once in a while there's a big fuss about IPL'ing the mainframe. I always chuckle when one of them applies the term to rebooting a PC. ;-)

 

[PaulTEG]

IPL??, I came from a VAX background, and I need to to know the translation of this 3 letter acronym (TLA)

--puleease

--Paul

It's important in life to always strike a happy medium, so if you see someone with a crystal ball, and a smile on their face ...

 

[chazoid]

Someone told me what it stood for about 5 years ago, and I had to look it up again - "Initial Program Load

 

[hudo]

@Paul:

I think TLA stands for Three Letter Acronym
so TLA is itself a TLA