How do I read a file on the local network drive ?

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Re: How do I read a file on the local network drive ? by enoch (Chaplain) on Mar 06, 2001 at 19:15 UTC
It depends on what environment you are working in. In Windows with the file as a share, you can `open(READ,"\\\\ComputerName\\ShareName\\FileName"); while(<READ>) { #do stuff } close READ;` [download] Or, if it is a mapped Windows drive: `# M: is a mapped network drive open(READ,"M:\\folder\filename"); while(<READ>) { #do stuff } close READ;` [download] Anyways, on UNIX, you could use secure copy: `system("scp user@computer.domain.com:/var/logfile ~/my_logs"); open(READ,"~/my_logs/logfile"); while(<READ>) { #do stuff } close READ;` [download] If you give me more information (like what platform, what network), I can provide more detail. Jeremy	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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open(READ,"\\\\ComputerName\\ShareName\\FileName");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;
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# M: is a mapped network drive
open(READ,"M:\\folder\filename");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;
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system("scp user@computer.domain.com:/var/logfile ~/my_logs");
open(READ,"~/my_logs/logfile");
while(<READ>) {
#do stuff
}
close READ;
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