Hello graff,
I got a chance to check out the code that you posted. However when it hits line 25 I am getting a message that there was a checksum error and blows up at this point.
Here is the output mess when i run the script: 

C:\Documents and Settings\paul.ehrenreich\Desktop>cdload.pl
σÆ/╧Γ>╫▓wi←l√╔a1ÅmLú&#88
+05;‼û→â├>╔☻☺♥é§: checksum e
+rror at C:\Documents and Settings\p
aul.ehrenreich\Desktop\cdload.pl line 25
Invalid header block at offset unknown at C:\Documents and Settings\pa
+ul.ehrenre
ich\Desktop\cdload.pl line 25
^Wæ╝↕⌡ç▄}b╕←c÷↑╣Ω
+!↑ⁿ→íÑ╘w       ZUu¿ W☺╞L╙DÄ
+y╪⌐W∞Yß¡↓·÷┴-╥t>[├╕o&
+#9612;■J│τM♂µ
╬f~└ ╓▄ñ↕♥♥⌠↓&#8
+993;ó1R↔┤u∙∟∞Lúj╔%ÿ7å: checksum e
+rror at C:\Documents and Settings\pau
l.ehrenreich\Desktop\cdload.pl line 25
Read error on tarfile (missing data) '0081354308-JY6097/toc' at offset
+ unknown a
t C:\Documents and 
Settings\paul.ehrenreich\Desktop\cdload.pl line 25

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I am pretty much lost at this point,

In reply to Re^6: help with Archive::tar by paulehr
in thread help with Archive::tar by paulehr

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