System Requirements Install Instructions
The WPSS Validation Tool requires a Perl distribution installed on the workstation, and .pl files are associated with the Perl interpreter. The WPSS Validation Tool has been tested with Strawberry Perl 5.18.1 and 5.24 . Other versions of Strawberry Perl and other Perl installations may not work as expected or may be missing required modules.
To use the WPSS Validation Tool, you need:
- Windows XP, 7, 10,
- Java runtime environment 1.6.0 (other versions may not work),
- Python version 2.7.6,
- Strawberry Perl 5.18.1 (32 bit) or newer. Does not work with versions newer than 5.24 nor with 64 bit version,
- Only one installation of Perl on the system. Multiple installations may cause problems.
If you do not have the Perl or Python, you will need to install them manually. You can find installations at:
- Python 2.7.6 available from http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/python-2.7.6.msi
- Strawberry Perl (32 bit) available from http://strawberryperl.com/releases.html
For the Perl and Python installs, accept the default settings during the installation process.
Before installing the WPSS Tool, remove any existing .pl file type associations. The installation of Strawberry Perl or ActivePerl will create a new association to ensure the proper execution of Perl applications.
To remove the .pl file association:
- Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.
- Click Folder Options.
- Click the File Types tab.
- In the Registered file types list, locate and click the .pl entry.
- Click Delete.
- Click OK.
To install the WPSS Validation Tool, double-click the WPSS_Install.exe file and follow the instructions on the screen.
The default installation folder for the WPSS Validation Tool is C:\Program Files\WPSS_Tool.
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