Not sure about the fulehandle problem but you may want to look at Net::FTP For transfering file samongst servers. Quite easy to use and fast and all of that.
DMuey > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith Jeff D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:53 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Help with File Handle > > > I am trying to copy/move files under WinNT from remote > server(s) to a central server using File::Copy --see code > snippet below: > > snippet begins------ > use File::Copy; > ...... > > open (LOGFILE, ">>testlog") or die (print "$! problem opening > testlog\n"); print LOGFILE "$date: \n"; print LOGFILE "This > is a test of moving a handle--ONCE AGAIN\n"; print LOGFILE > "the end\n"; > > #my $result = copy ($fromdir, $todir) or die ("Error--can't > copy LogFile : $!\n"); my $result = move (\*LOGFILE, $todir) > or die ("Error--can't move the > LogFile: $!\n"); > > > close (LOGFILE); > > ....... > > > > > > snippet ends---- > > It works fine when I pass it a literal reference for > the source and destination using copy or move commands. > However, I can't get a reference to a file handle to work. > There must be something really simple that I'm missing. I > know that it's not a permissions issue and I know the file > does get created once I've closed the File Handle. I'd like > to keep the file handle open though so that I can grab the > contents of the File Handle for another routine. the move > command always returns 0 when referencing the > LOGFILE file handle. I'd like to use move so I don't have > to copy the > files and remove them from the source directory afterwards. > > Thanks > > Jeff Smith > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
