When transfering in ASCII mode (the default) Net::FTP will be slower due to doing the CRLF translation. But transfering in binary mode should be comparable. Increasing the transfer blocksize should also help.
Graham. On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 11:17:24PM -0400, Terrence Brannon wrote: > Hi Brian, > > You might put this question on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list as > Net::FTP is maintained by Graham Barr and you are raising an issue > specific to his module, not my application layer on top of it. > > I am Cc'ing this message there > > brian_turner_98006 writes: > : When I do an ftp using: > : `ftp -i -n $dbshost << 'EOF' > : user $remoteuser $remotepwd > : get $remotefile $localfile > : quit > : EOF`; > : > : It takes an average of about 0.024 seconds/request > : > : However, when I try it with > : > : $ftp = Net::FTP->new($dbshost,Debug => 0); > : $ftp->login($remoteuser,$remotepwd); > : > : then loop with: > : > : $ftp->get($remotefile, $localfile) > : > : It takes about 1.3 seconds/request. > : > : Version info: > : > : Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 0) > : configuration: > : Platform: > : osname=solaris, osvers=2.6, archname=sun4-solaris > : uname='sunos rmdsun01 5.6 generic_105181-21 sun4u sparc > : sunw,ultra-4 ' > : > : I'm assuming that the login stays connected when I use Net::FTP so > : this doesn't make sense to me. Spawning a process+connecting should > : be slower. Any suggestions? > : > : FWIW, my application requires a large number of small file transfers > : at random intervals. > : > : (I didn't see that Net::FTP was modifed in 5.6.1 based on > : http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/Changes.html, but I'm open to > : upgrading if there's a reasonable chance of fixing this issue) > : > : Thanks, > : > : Brian > : > : > : > : > : > : ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > : Buy Stock for $4 > : and no minimums. > : FREE Money 2002. > : http://us.click.yahoo.com/k6cvND/n97DAA/ySSFAA/ndFolB/TM > : ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > : > : To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : > : > : Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > : > : > : >
