Benjamin Jeeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I have a perl program that I have developed that stores some
: numbers in a mysql databases. But I need to make the script go
: to a web site download a CSV file and the process the data in
: that file. I have try lwp-download by using
: system("lwp-download the URL"); but once it has download the
: file it will end the script and will not process the new file
:
: can any body help me please.
Avoid creating perl solutions which depend on external
commands. External commands should be a last resort unless you
are deliberately scripting to create a batch file of some kind.
Use the LWP modules instead of a system command.
LWP::Simple will probably get you what you need. Look for the
"get" function in the docs. Also checkout the lwpcook and lwptut
docs.
HTH,
Charles K. Clarkson
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