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.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Jul 11 '14 at 08:12

Vadim Pushtaev

(or perl isn't installed, but that's perhaps a bit more obvious :)) – Sobrique Jul 11 '14 at 08:13
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Well, yeah, you can't add `cpan` to the environment until you install it :) – Vadim Pushtaev Jul 11 '14 at 08:14
I know it sounds daft, but I have run into exactly that problem. – Sobrique Jul 11 '14 at 08:15
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. – Rick Sarvas Jul 11 '14 at 17:26

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