I am hoping to use the Net::FTP to download a remote file from an IBM Mainframe when a user clicks views a page. I currently have a program that will then read that file and display the contents in a chart. The site is on our Intranet and is hit around 10 times a day. Is their some way that I can access the Net::FTP from Perl Script.

Also, I am running ActivePerl v.5.6. I have been attempting to install Net::FTP and I haven't been able to do so properly. I have tried installing from the PPM and I recieve an error that it cannot locate the PPD file for that module. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Here is a copy of the script I am trying to run to accomplish the FTP:

# place the wip2.rpt file in the information\production file
use Net::FTP;
$path = "F:\InetPub\wwwroot\Information\Production\";
$file="'RPP.OI0800M1'";

$server="ibmmain";
$user="cmms";
$pw="cmms";
$ftp = Net::FTP->new($server);
$ftp->login($user,$pw);
$ftp->get($file, wip2.rpt);
$ftp->quit

Am I doing something wrong?

In reply to FTP Problems by Anonymous Monk

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