FTP Remote Dir listing

nsyed has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Monks, I am trying get the list of the remote ftp server dir. Problem is I dont know how to use "ls -l" or "ls -lR" command so that I can see the detail dir info. The code below works for "ls" only and if i use "ls -l" then i get syntax error. please help. Thanks

use Net::FTP::Common;
$FTP_connect = { Host => "some.ftpserver.com", 
                           User => "someuser",
                           Pass => "somepassword",
                           RemoteDir => "/home/somedir/dest"
                           } ;   

           $ftp = Net::FTP::Common->new($FTP_connect);
           my @dircontents = $ftp->ls ;
           foreach(@dircontents)    
                {
                print"$_\n";
                }

           $ftp->quit;
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Re: FTP Remote Dir listing by Limbic~Region (Chancellor) on Oct 21, 2003 at 21:43 UTC
nsyed, I have never used Net:FTP::Common, but from the docs: `$ez->dir (%override) When given no arguments, dir() uses Common configuration information t +o login to the ftp site, change directory and transfer type and then +return a hash of with detailed description of directory contents. You + may only call this routine and expect a hash back. my %retval = $ez->dir;` [download] The hash will have keys like owner, size, etc that you can use to get the information you want Cheers - L~R	[reply] [d/l]
Re: FTP Remote Dir listing by princepawn (Parson) on Oct 21, 2003 at 23:04 UTC
Hi nsyed!!! First I must thank you for using my module. Second, I must say I would have seen your problem earlier if it had been mailed to the official support channel but anyway here I am! You are trying to retrieve an array from a function which returns a hash. You should get back the hash: `my %dir = $ftp->ls` [download] And then iterate over it: `for my $filename (keys %dir) { print $filename{perm}, "\n"; }` [download] Carter's compass: I know I'm on the right track when by deleting something, I'm adding functionality.	[reply] [d/l] [select]