VIX PERL issues ( C RUNTIME library )

I havent been able to use the Simple perl API . I am having the linking issues with runtime libraries .

************SAMPLE code from the SPI programmer guide*******

use VMWare::Vix::Simple;

use VMware::Vix::API::Constants;

my $err = VIX_OK;

my $hostHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;

($err, $hostHandle) = HostConnect(VIX_API_VERSION,

VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION,

undef, # hostName

0, # hostPort

undef, # userName

undef, # password

0, # options

VIX_INVALID_HANDLE); # propertyListHandle

die "HostConnect() failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

\# ...Do everything in your program...

HostDisconnect($hostHandle);

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i get the followign error when running the above script.

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Runtime Error!

Program: C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe

R6034

An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly.

Please contact the application's support team for more information.

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and the following stack trace

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Can't load 'C:/Perl/site/lib/auto/VMware/VixBinding/VixBinding.dll' for module VMware::VixBinding: load_file:A

dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed at C:/Perl/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 230.

at C:/Perl/site/lib/VMware/Vix/API/API.pm line 13

Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/site/lib/VMware/Vix/API/API.pm line 13.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/site/lib/VMware/Vix/API/API.pm line 13.

Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/Simple.pm line 23.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/Simple.pm line 23.

Compilation failed in require at vimtest.pl line 1.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at vimtest.pl line 1.

*****************how i installed VIX PERL ******************

I already have the c VIX API working . I wanted to switch to perl for various reasons .

i ran the following batch file at the command prompt.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat

then switched to vix-perl directory on the command prompt ( C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VIX\vix-perl )

>perl makefile.pl

Writing Makefile for VMware::VixBinding

>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.762

cl -c -I. -nologo -GF -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -

DNO_HASH_SEED -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX -MD

-Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DVERSION=\"0.01\" -DXS_VERSION=\"0.01\" "-IC:\Perl\lib\CORE" -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL

VixBinding.c

VixBinding.xs(100) : warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s

instead. To disable deprecation, use CRTSECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\INCLUDE\string.h(74) : see declaration of 'strcpy'

Running Mkbootstrap for VMware::VixBinding ()

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 VixBinding.bs

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp vix.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp libeay32.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp ssleay32.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp libxml2.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp zlib1.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp iconv.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp libxml2d.dll blib\bin

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp iconvd.dll blib\bin

link -out:blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.dll -dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf -

libpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE" -machine:x86 VixBinding.obj vix.lib C:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl58.lib oldnames.lib

kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib

netapi32.lib uuid.lib ws2_32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib version.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib -

def:VixBinding.def

Creating library blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.lib and object

blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.exp

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 755 blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.dll

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e cp VixBinding.bs blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.bs

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 blib\arch\auto\VMware\VixBinding\VixBinding.bs

>nmake install