automate ftp using perl

sveera has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: automate ftp using perl by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:54 UTC
You are probably looking for `opendir` and `readdir` or `glob` - there are hundreds of nodes here with examples. /J\	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: automate ftp using perl by halley (Prior) on Apr 14, 2005 at 14:39 UTC
The poster mentions FTP and a different host for a destination. Can you explain how `readdir()` is going to help check for successful puts here? -- `[ e d @ h a l l e y . c c ]`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: automate ftp using perl by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Apr 14, 2005 at 14:44 UTC
He may mention that but he actually says : " files from source directory to a destination directory on a different host. But how can i get the list of files in the source directory" - he wants a list of the files in the source i.e. local directory, I'm sure you won't dispute that readdir works there. /J\	[reply]
Re^2: automate ftp using perl by sveera (Initiate) on Apr 14, 2005 at 12:45 UTC
Thank you so much gellyfish srini	[reply]
Re: automate ftp using perl by Cody Pendant (Prior) on Apr 14, 2005 at 13:04 UTC
Your question kind of doesn't make sense -- you want to get a list of files in the source directory to see if they've been successfully uploaded to the destination directory? The files won't change in the source dir, whether they've been uploaded or not, so the source won't tell you anything. If you want to know which files are in the destination directory, connect to it with NET::FTP and get a listing with the ls() function. ($_='kkvvttuu bbooppuuiiffss qqffssmm iibbddllffss') =~y~b-v~a-z~s; print	[reply]
Re: automate ftp using perl by nimdokk (Vicar) on Apr 14, 2005 at 11:56 UTC
I might suggest getting a directory listing of files using glob (or some other mechanism) then looping through that list one at a time. Also, make sure to check for success or failure on your ftp commands, that will be a good indication. If you are using Net::FTP, you should have everything you need.	[reply]
Re^2: automate ftp using perl by sveera (Initiate) on Apr 14, 2005 at 12:46 UTC
Thankyou very much nimdokk srini	[reply]