I have installed the DBI and then tried to install the DBD-Oracle. It could not fines them in the default repositories: ppm: repository Repositories: [1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository [2] ActiveState Package Repository So, I have downloaded the Zip file for the DBD-Oracle.ppd and unzipped it. Following the instruction I found in a forum in the net, I have unset the setting for the default repositories and set up a new repository by: ppm: rep off 1 Repositories: [1] ActiveState Package Repository [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository ppm: rep off 2 Error: no such active repository 2 ppm: rep off 1 Repositories: [ ] ActiveState Package Repository [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository ppm: repository Repositories: [ ] ActiveState Package Repository [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository ppm: rep add local d:\perl\modules Repositories: [1] local [ ] ActiveState Package Repository [ ] ActiveState PPM2 Repository Then, I have searched for the module, and tried to install it: ppm: search dbd Searching in Active Repositories 1. DBD-Oracle [1.12] Oracle database driver for the DBI module ppm: install DBD-Oracle Error: no suitable installation target found for package DBD-Oracle. ppm: target Targets: * 1. ActivePerl 5.8.6.811 I HAVE searched the net for the error, but found nothing that could help. Could you please help? Thank you, Nathalie