Install Perl and the PDF::API2 Package on Windows

After installing Perl, use the Perl Package Manager to easily install the PDF::API2 package.

Launch the Programmer's Package Manager (PPM, formerly called Perl Package Manager) by selecting Start Programs ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8 Perl Package Manager. A command prompt will open with its ppm> prompt awaiting your command. Type help to see a list of commands. Type search pdf to see a list of available packages. To install PDF::API2, enter install pdf-api2. The Package Manager will fetch the package from the Internet and install it on your machine. The entire session looks something like this:

PPM - Programmer's Package Manager version 3.1.

Copyright (c) 2001 ActiveState SRL. All Rights Reserved.

Entering interactive shell. Using Term::ReadLine::Stub as readline library.

Type 'help' to get started.

ppm> install pdf-api2

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Install 'pdf-api2' version 0.3r77 in ActivePerl 5.8.3.809.

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Transferring data: 74162/1028845 bytes.

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Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\PDF\API2\CoreFont\verdanaitalic.pm

Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\PDF\API2\CoreFont\webdings.pm

Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\PDF\API2\CoreFont\wingdings.pm

Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\PDF\API2\CoreFont\zapfdingbats.pm

Installing C:\Perl\site\lib\PDF\API2\Chart\Pie.pm

Successfully installed pdf-api2 version 0.3r77 in ActivePerl 5.8.3.809.

ppm> quit

The PDF::API2 package is used widely to create and manipulate PDF. You can download documentation and examples from http://pdfapi2.sourceforge.net/dl/.