This isn't really a Win32::OLE issue. There are two different philosophies when it comes to returning success or error from a function:
1. The kind of function you run into most frequently in Perl is the kind that will return a "false" value on error (usually 0), and a "true" value on success (usually either 1 or whatever data you were requesting). 2. The second kind of function is less often seen in Perl, but it acts the way most programs do. These functions return 0 on success, and return an error code on failure. The problem is that if you run into these, you can't use the "function() or die;" semantics people are used to because the "or" part of the statement will be executed on success instead of failure. If you change your line to be !$SFTPServer->connect( $Server, $Port, $UserName, $Password ) or die "Could not connect as $UserName to $Server:$Port!"; you might get the results you wanted. ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Timothy Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Subject: Resolved - Question about Win32::OLE First, thanks to all who offered their assistance. I spent many hours trying to make my simple test script work...and it does (did)! Darn thing had been working all the time (very embarassing). The problem seems to be die or warn in this line: $SFTPServer->connect( $Server, $Port, $UserName, $Password ) or die "Could not connect as $UserName to $Server:$Port!"; This line does not cause the error message. $SFTPServer->connect( $Server, $Port, $UserName, $Password ); Apparently, both versions were actually making a connection while I thought it was failing because of the message. I'm guessing that die/warn should not be used with win32::OLE. LastError seems the correct construct. Again, thanks to all Sturdy _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
