First, thanks for the reply, thinking about what you said, and it should have occured to me that I wouldn't be able to a file copy, since it is basically like a file create or write.

So, I have another question, is it possible to invoke an ft session? Because i am allowed to ftp anything I want to any subdirectory of my choosing

If I can't figure it out, I can just use a manual ftp to get it there, but if I can write it in Perl, I would love it!