Hi I am really despaired, I have no idea what to do anymore. I need to download a plain Textfile size ~20 mb from a TSO machine to my Windows 2000 system daily. I use the newest Activestate Perl distribution (5.8) I use the following code: 

use strict;
use Net::FTP;

my $hostname = 'localhost';
my $username = 'slip';
my $password = 'knot';
my $file = 'version.txt';

my ($ftp, $code, $msg);
$ftp = Net::FTP->new($hostname);
if($@) {
    print "Error connecting to $hostname: $@";
    exit;
}
$ftp->login($username,$password);
$code = $ftp->code;
unless ($code == 230) {
    $msg = $ftp->message;
    print "Error logging in: $code $msg";
    exit;
}

$ftp->ascii(); 
$ftp->get($file);
$code = $ftp->code;
unless ($code == 150 || $code == 226 || $code == 250)
 {
    $msg = $ftp->message;
    print "Error getting $file: $code $msg";
    exit;
}
$ftp->quit;

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______________________________________________________ OK now the weird thing and I have no idea what to do anymore. The File doesn´t seem to have a end of line. Neither Notepad nor Perl "can see" the End of Line. If I get the File manually via DOS command box and the ftp command the file does have a normal End of Line. If I open the file downloaded with the Perl code with a Texteditor like Ultraedit, Ultraedit thinks that this is a Hex File. Changing to "normal" mode the End of Line exists. So I think the Problem is with Net::FTP it gets the file correctly but doesnt convert the End Of Line correctly to ASCII. Question: Is there any way to fix this Problem, is it a problem in the Net::FTP or what can I do to get the File correctly??? Thanx in advance Ausby

In reply to Serious Problem with Net::FTP and TSO End of Line "Missing"?! by Anonymous Monk

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