Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.8882 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-2000. All rights reserved. C:\cpanrun-5.8\build\5-8-0\bin\perl.exe "-Iblib\lib" "-Iblib\arch" test.pl 1..1 Base class package "Spreadsheet::ParseExcel::Workbook" is empty. (Perhaps you need to 'use' the module which defines that package first.) at C:/cpanrun-5.8/build/5-8-0/site/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm line 14 BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/cpanrun-5.8/build/5-8-0/site/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/SaveParser.pm line 14. Compilation failed in require at blib\lib/DBD/Excel.pm line 18. Compilation failed in require at test.pl line 11. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 11. NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\cpanrun-5.8\build\5-8-0\bin\perl.exe' : return code '0xff' Stop.