Hi people,
I am using the Net::FTP module to transfer user files from a browser. Here is the subroutine that transfers the file
sub ftpTransfer {
    # connect
    my $ftp = Net::FTP -> new($server);
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # login
    $ftp -> login("$user","$pass");
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # set binary mode
    $ftp -> binary();
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # move through directories
    # $dir = "ftp";
    # $ftp -> cwd($dir);
    # print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # list files
    my @list = $ftp -> ls();
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";
    print "<br>Filename: $filename<br>";
    # put files on the server
    $ftp->put($filename, $filename) or die "could not put $file";
    
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    $ftp -> quit();
}

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What i am wanting to do is show a progress bar. I am aware of the need to flush the output buffer. How can I use the 'put' command in a loop that will allow me to display a progress indication to inform the user on the time remaining to transfer. This interface will be used to transfer large files upto 100mb.
Thanks for any help.

In reply to FTP transfer progress by diggernz

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