installing perl module error

Question

I am trying to install perl modules. When I type in the command

cpan ABC::XYZ (some module)

I am getting the error

"'cpan' is not recognised as an internal or external command o,operable program or batch file".

How can I correct this?

I am using windows 7 system.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:57:51Z

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cpan is just not in your environment, see that answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4493004/1102638

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Sobrique Over a year ago

(or perl isn't installed, but that's perhaps a bit more obvious :))

Vadim Pushtaev Over a year ago

Well, yeah, you can't add cpan to the environment until you install it :)

Sobrique Over a year ago

I know it sounds daft, but I have run into exactly that problem.

Rick Sarvas Over a year ago

CPAN should be installed by default on Windows versions of Perl, such as ActiveState. On a more basic level, make sure the bin directory of your Perl install is in your path. Type "path" at the command line to check.

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