how can i use PuTTY under Net::SFTP::Foreign ?

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

my Dear Perl Friends,

I am trying to write a central backup sw with Perl.
and I would like to use your Net::SFTP::Foreign module in my perl code.
 
I have also use PuTTY for SSH connection to my systems.
 
I wrote my Perl code with Net::SFTP:Foreign, but I got following error line,
 
 'ssh' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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I think, I have to associate PuTTy or any ssh client with Net::SFTP::Foreign
 
But I don't know... How can I do ??
 
Could you please help me to make this association ? it is very critical for me...
 
Where I can find a resource about this issue ?
 
Thank you very much for your valuable help...
 
with my Best Regards,
bulent_sahin.
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Re: how can i use PuTTY under Net::SFTP::Foreign ? by moklevat (Priest) on Mar 05, 2008 at 15:24 UTC
From Net:SFTP::Foreign it looks like you define your external SSH client by `ssh_cmd => $sshcmd`. From the PuTTY Documentation it looks like you invoke putty from the command line by `putty.exe [-ssh \| -telnet \| -rlogin \| -raw] [user@]host`. However, depending on what you are trying to do, you may want to use PuTTY's PSFTP or PSCP clients instead.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: how can i use PuTTY under Net::SFTP::Foreign ? by pc88mxer (Vicar) on Mar 05, 2008 at 15:24 UTC
I think this is as easy as using the the `ssh_cmd` parameter: `my $sftp = new Net::SFTP::Foreign(ssh_cmd => 'C:/path/to/putty.exe', h +ost => ...); ...` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: how can i use PuTTY under Net::SFTP::Foreign ? by salva (Canon) on Jul 17, 2008 at 13:22 UTC
from version 1.38, Net::SFTP::Foreign has native support for `plink`. Just ensure that it is on the `%PATH` and... `my $sftp = Net::SFTP::Foreign->new($host, $ssh_cmd => 'plink');` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]