DBI package installation on Win98 help!

Hi!

I'm starting to scream soon.
I've been trying to get the dbi and mysql package to work with
perl for windows for some time, but i get errors.

I'm using ppm, typing:> install dbi, at the prompt
but the ppm just exits with an error:

"Not well-formed line at line 1, column 17, byte 17 at
... /parser.pm line 73"

I am connected to the internet, as i understand the install command should seek out and download the latest package then.

I've also downloaded the package to my harddisk, but i've no idea how to make a manual installation of it, as all helpfiles i can find only refer to linux.
(where should i place it?!)

(My perl works fine, and my mysql too)

Need of help!
Thanx Joakim

Version of perl ???


C:\Perl\bin>perl -v

This is perl, v5.6.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)


Path ???

C:\Perl\bin>path

PATH=C:\PERL\BIN;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND

Try running the perl vs the batch file :


1. c:\perl\bin> perl ppm.pl help

-- you should see the options .

2. c:\perl\bin> perl ppm.pl install dbi

-- I saw :

C:\Perl\bin>perl ppm.pl install dbi
Installing package 'dbi'...
Writing C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\DBI\.packlist

C:\Perl\bin> (:-