If you can tolerate a question from an arch-newbie, I've got one. What I'm trying to do ftp a file resident on my web server to a remote site. I'm having trouble specifying the sever-local path/filename. Here's the code in its most basic version: 
use Net::FTP;
    $ftp = Net::FTP->new("ftp.xyz.com", Timeout => 300, Debug => 1) or
+ die "Cannot contact $host: 

$!";
    $ftp->login("xxxx",'yyyy');
    $ftp->cwd("/");
    $ftp->put("/directory-a/filename-b");
    $ftp->quit;

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Here's the output from my error log: 
Net::FTP>>> Net::FTP(2.75) 
Net::FTP>>>   Exporter(5.58) 
Net::FTP>>>   Net::Cmd(2.26) 
Net::FTP>>>   IO::Socket::INET(1.31) 
Net::FTP>>>     IO::Socket(1.29) 
Net::FTP>>>       IO::Handle(1.25) 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd -------
+--- 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 220-You are user number 318 of 1000 allowe
+d. 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 220-Local time is now 10:41. Server port: 
+21. 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 220-This is a private system - No anonymou
+s login 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 220 You will be disconnected after 60 seco
+nds of inactivity. 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)>>> user xxxx  
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 331 User xxxx OK. Password required 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)>>> PASS .... 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 230-User xxxx has group access to:  1000  
+   
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 230 OK. Current restricted directory is / 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)>>> CWD /  
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 250 OK. Current directory is / 
Cannot open Local file directory-a/filename-b: No such file or directo
+ry 
 at /home/users/web/blah/cgi-bin/script.cgi line 10 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)>>> QUIT  
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 221-Goodbye. You uploaded 0 and downloaded
+ 0 kbytes. 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82f8768)<<< 221 Logout.

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I've tried various ways of specifying the path including the absolute path on my server to the file without success. However, just now I've figured out that using the absolute path gets past the "Cannot open Local file directory-a/filename-b" message but generates a different error: Can't call method "sockport" on an undefined value at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/Net/FTP.pm line 837. Does this indicate a problem with the server configuration? Any suggestions are appreciated.

In reply to CGI/FTP Put question by DrWho_100

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