compare the timestamps of the file. do an ftp 'ls -l' and record the timestamps. do a significant pause, maybe 3 seconds and then check again. if the timestamps match the file has probably (sorry it may hav bust) been uploaded.
Regards Marty > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Craig Sharp > Sent: Monday 11 March 2002 17:04 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Perl-unix-users] Automatic ftp download script > > > Ok, here is a good one. > > I need to be able to monitor a directory on an ftp server and > then download the files when they have been uploaded to the server. > > The problem is how to determine when a file is there and if a > file is there, that the file is done being uploaded from the source. > > I was going to look at a bot but I am sure that there is a way to > automatically do this with perl. I just dont know where to start. > > Thanks, > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
