Can't locate object method "open" via package "PDF::API2"

[kapilsri22]

Hi All,
I am trying to use PDF::API2 module . Since i do not have the root access, I installed the above module locally at ~/some_dir/lib.

The contents of ~/some_dir/lib are :
~/some_dir/lib/PDF/API2/
~/some_dir/lib/PDF/API2.pm
~/some_dir/lib/sun4-solaris

I am using the "use lib" pragma in script.The exact syntax is as below
use lib "~/some_dir/lib/PDF";

Later i do the following :
my $pdf = PDF::API2->open(~/some_pdf_file.p df);

I am getting the following error :
Can't locate object method "open" via package "PDF::API2" (perhaps you forgot to load PDF:API2) at line 12

I Can see the extra path to search for the locally installed PDF::API2 module getting added to @INC.

Kindly suggest what could be the problem.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks
Kapil

[pradeepkr13]

Try adding manually to @INC.

push(@INC, "/some_dir/lib");

[pradeepkr13]

I hope you have included package PDF::API2 after lib,

use lib "/some_dir/lib/PDF";
use PDF::API2;

[toolic]

The tilde character does not get expanded as expected. This works for me:

use lib "$ENV{HOME}/some_dir/lib";

The drawback is that it requires the HOME environment variable to be set.

[Oralloy]

kalpisri22,

Did you remember to require the module in your code?

Cheers!