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PERL SOFTWARE INSTALLATION IMPORTANT! REQUIRED FOR INTERNET FORMS OneForm Designer Plus requires that the Perl (Practical Extraction and 4. Download (and save in the C:\usr folder) the required PPMPackages Report Language) software package be installed in order to test web server from ActiveState by going to these links: CGI Scripts for Internet forms processing. This software is available for http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/DBI.zip free from the ActiveState Corporation. After installing Amgraf's OneForm http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/DBIx-XML_RDB.zip Designer Plus software, you will need to download and install the ActivePerl http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/DBD-Mysql.zip software. http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/6xx-builds-only/DBD-ODBC.zip NOTE: ActivePerl contains the Perl language, the Perl Package Manager, 5. Using Windows Explorer, go to the C:\usr folder. Install Active- (for installing CPAN packages), and complete online help. During installa- State's ActivePerl by double-clicking on the "ActivePerl- tion you may notice that there are two release builds, a 600 series and a 5.6.1.635-MSWin32- x86.msi" file. When prompted, be sure to 800 series. OneForm Designer Plus depends on the 600 series. change the default installation location: "C:\perl\" to "C:\usr\". In addition to the ActivePerl script processor program you will also need 6. Double-click on each of the "zip" files to uncompress the PPMPackages. to download and install several Perl database access program modules Extract the contents of each PPMPackage into your C:\usr folder. required by OneForm Designer Plus, as follows: 7. Go to the MS-DOS Prompt. DBI Database independent interface for Perl DBIx-XML_RDB Perl extension for creating XML from existing DBI 8. Change directory (cd \usr) to get to your C:\usr folder. DBD-Mysql DBI driver for Mysql datasources 9. Key in the following command: DBD-ODBC ODBC Driver for DBI "ppm install ±location=. DBI" then press the Enter key. 10. Key in the following command: Step-by-step Installation Instructions: "ppm install ±location=. DBIx-XML_RDB" then press the Enter key. 1. Create a folder on your Windows PC named "C:\usr". 11. Key in the following command: 2. Connect to the Internet and start your browser. "ppm install ±location=. DBD-Mysql" then press the Enter key. 3. Download a copy of ActiveState's ActivePerl build 600 series by 12. Key in the following command: going to this link: "ppm install ±location=. DBD-ODBC" then press the Enter key. http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.6 13. Key in "exit" to close the MS-DOS window. /ActivePerl-5.6.1.635-MSWin32-x86.msi 14. Your Perl installation is now complete. If you wish, you may now Save the downloaded file on your hard disk in the C:\usr folder. remove the 5 files that were downloaded from ActiveState..