On 6/29/05, Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > what is lwp? > > Try Google. > > <http://www.google.com/search?q=lwp> > > Most or all of the top 20 hits are related to Perl's LWP. > > Search for 'lwp perl' and nearly all the top 50 hits are right. > > <http://www.google.com/search?q=lwp+perl> > > I think that makes this a Frequently Answered Question :-) > > > > -- > Chris Devers >
In paricular, check out LWP::Simple's get() function wich is functionally equivalent to a bare call to curl, but doesn't require the system() invokation. Far more useful in a script, too, since it returns the data, which is usually what you want. (think '$something = `curl [args]`'). Of course, if you don't want to do anything with the returned data, getstore() and getprint() are provided as well. And while google is helpful, I highly recommend 'apropos lwp', which on most systems will return the extremely useful descriptions: LWP (3pm) - The World-Wide Web library for Perl LWP::Simple (3pm) - simple procedural interface to LWP >From there 'perldoc LWP' or 'man LWP' will get you on your way. If none of this is sounding familiar, though, I might reccommend a basic guide for your OS of choice, in addition to whatever Perl tutorials you're using. -- jay -------------------- daggerquill [at] gmail [dot] com http://www.tuaw.com http://www.dpguru.com http://www.engatiki.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
