[Dxspider-support] windows spider install

[Dirk Koopman]

Rick Craig wrote:
> Hi Jack, I just went through a similar install to upgrade the Perl 
> version in my windows machine.  I updated the Perl to version 5.8.8 
> Build 819   available from 
> http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.8/ActivePerl-5.8.8.819-MSWin32-x86-267479.msi 
> .  I found all the other ppm packages at
> http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/8xx-builds-only/Windows/ 
> including the TimeDate.zip ( I used TimeDate-1.16.zip).  Dirk has 
> indicated that an updated Perl will probably be needed for future 
> versions of DXSpider.

Also using the above activestate perl has the advantage that ppm 
actually works as advertised (which the 5.6.x version didn't always).

So you don't need fiddle about with zip files just do:-

ppm install TimeDate

and it all just works...

Dirk