ActiveState is a software company which develops precompiled distros of Perl, Python, and Tcl as well as an IDE.
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How can I build cpan modules on 64-bit windows server 2012?
How can I build cpan modules on 64-bit windows server 2012?
This is the error message:
It looks like you don't have a C compiler and make utility installed. Trying
to install dmake and the MinGW64 gcc compiler using the Perl Package Manager.
This…
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Determine write access in windows from activeperl
I have a script written using ActivePerl that creates files where the user specifies. If the directory doesn't already exist, it uses mkpath to attempt to create it and trap any error conditions (such as not having permission to create the…
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what is PerlEx30.dll in the Perl distribution
What is the use of the PerlEx30.DLL file in the ActiveState Perl Distribution?
Is it required for normal Perl scripting?
This DLL has ActiveState copyright, hence would like to know if we need this file.
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exp::winnt_debug parent namespace error
I get the error "can't set "::exp::winnt_debug": parent namespace doesn't exist" when I try to run my expect script using the C implementation of expect interpreter on Windows (expect543.dll).
However the same script works fine if I run it through…
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Perl 'hello world' doesn't work when shebang line present (Windows)
I'm running ActiveState Perl 5.10.1 on Windows XP.
The following program executes, but produces no output at the command line:
#!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe
use strict;
use warnings;
print "foo\n";
If I remove the shebang line, I get 'foo' shown as the…
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Set ImageView fo ListView Active State
Most apps that maintain active state in a menu listView also provide a small imageView visual in addition to color change.
How would you do this?
Would it be a part of the state_activated=true selector somehow, or should it be done programatcally in…
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Python 3, MySQL and PyMySQL on a Windows 7 box
I might be asking the impossible. However, I am trying to connect to MySQL on a windows 7 box using Python 3.3.0. I've using PyMySQL as a way to connect, but this appears not to be supported for a Windows box. I'm not wedded to pymysql, is there a…
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Perl illegal division by zero
I am trying to run this Perl program.
#!/usr/bin/perl
# --------------- exchange.pl -----------------
&read_exchange_rate; # read exchange rate into memory
# now let's cycle, asking the user for input...
print "Please enter the…
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ActiveState Perl PPM can't add repo due to Certificate Verify Failed
When running the ActiveState Perm Package Manager I try and add a repository but I get the error: certificate Verify Failed. The repository is on a web site for which there is no way I can verify it's certificate. I will answer my own question in a…
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searchcpan.actvestate.com is redirecting to search.cpan.org
Apologies if I understood anything wrong for perl repository.
I am using activestate perl on my windos for development.
To look for any missing module I used to search it at http://searchcpan.activestate.com site. This used to give me the…
rpg
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TCL, regexp function and if statement
I have the following piece of TCL code:
#wrong format:
set in_val "12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 698"
#correct format:
#set in_val "12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 698"
set val_ok [regexp…
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installing ActiveState Python 3.9 under windows 10/11
from Powershell Prompt I typed the following according to the installation instructions:
PS>
& $([scriptblock]::Create((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://platform.activestate.com/dl/cli/AS700/install-latest.ps1'))) -c'state…
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search page on real estate web portal using asp.net C#
i want to create a advance search page on my real estate web portal
search will be done with different criteria like search using zip code search by google maps an so on
kindly help me to do this should i make 3 or 4 different pages for each search…
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Need to change shebang for Strawberry Perl
This isn't so much a "question" as a methodology I found which I believe is working.
Most servers use the path "/usr/bin/perl" ... but Strawberry Perl (strawberryperl.com) use their own unique path of "/strawberry/perl/bin" (!!) (I tried installing…
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Why Is Get Request Poorly Formed?
I am working with a server written in Active State Perl. Apparently, if a GET request is poorly formed, response results will return, but without their http headers. That is true in my case.
The Perl server listens for requests and send response…
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