Re: Trim left char off a string

first three chars Next time give an example of input and expected output and we could get more specific. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // // Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http:/

Re: Call exec repeatedly

ese instances simultaneously > (other than using fork? becos I'm not too sure how to use it... :|) Did you read perlfunc docs on exec? The first sentence ought to give you a clue: The `exec()' function executes a system command *AND NEVER RETURNS* - use `system()' i

Re: FileOp problem

ot sure Win32-API has been ported to 506 yet. Works ok on 98se with 522. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // // Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dbecoll.webjump.com/ -/-' /___/_<_http://www.freey

Re: Communication between processes

bution+name+or+description&join=and&arrange=file&download=auto&stem=no&case=clike&site=ftp.funet.fi&age= -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // //

Re: FileOp problem

ne provide some insight. I need to be able to copy files. > > > > Since you are escaping the last backslash why not the others? My first thought also, but what are the only two chars you escape inside 's? Answer: \ and ' So the last \ was to make sure the &#

Re: File Copy Question

Mike Reilley wrote: > > Hi all, > Can some one point me in the direction to do file copies from with in a > PERL program?? > I am using 5.6 on win/98 5.6 on win/95 > must be able to handle windows LFN Duh ... Maybe standard module File::Copy ??? -- ,-/- __ _ _

Re: HELP!!!! Getting an error in Line3

ent_length); > I assume it's because your shebang line is wrong. The # has to come first. Maybe try instead: #!C:/perl/bin/perl/exe -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // //

Re: spawning season

Leigh has no control over how the path is specified since he has to supply something like '/cgi-bin/subscribe.cgi' as a URL. Apache is quite capable of creating a new process and getting the /s correct. Even if \s are used internally to create the process, they don't have to be u

Re: system call - Running Dos command with perl in NT env

to client PC didn't > work and return the error message: internal server error. Why and How i am > going to solve this problem? Try dropping the system call and use File::Copy instead. If you still have problems - repost. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439

Re: Cross Platform Problem: Win 98 to Apache

if there is a CR on the shebang line (due to binary upload from Win box). -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // // Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dbecoll.webj

Re: Cross Platform Problem: Win 98 to Apache

ork from the command line either. I don't have mod_perl to test with. My comment is in regards to standard CGI using Apache server. The command line has nothing to do with it since that's a different program (whatever shell you happen to be using). -- ,-/- __ _ _

Re: Finding Latest File

,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid,$rdev,$size,$atime,$mtime,$ctime,$blksize,$blocks) > = stat($f); my $mtime = (stat $f)[9]; # much simpler > if($mtime > $y && -f $f) { > $new_file = $f; > $y = $mtime > } > } > print("$new_file\n"); Now you ca

Re: Finding Latest File

responding filename. Now copy to another vrbl and remove the numbers using an RE (eg: s/\d+//; or some such). 5) Use File::Copy to copy the orig file to the new name in other dir. Many ways to do it, make an effort and get back if you have trouble. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Lu

Re: SSI in WIN98 on Apache

hat should I do? Read your Apache docs: http://localhost/manual/mod/mod_include.html -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--< o // // Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://d

Re: File Modified Time Conversion Help Needed

my $date = sprintf "%02u/%02u/%02u %02u:%02u:%02u", $t[4] + 1, $t[3], $t[5] % 100, $t[2], $t[1], $t[0]; print $date, "\n"; -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / ) /--<

Re: Net::FTP - Is there a way to get the login message?

is UNIX. > 230 > ftp> quit > > I need to parse this text to know what state the server is in. Any ideas > how I can get access to the text? $ftp->login only provides me with the > success/failure status. Not easy to get at, but try (assuming $ftp is your object):

Re: anybody understand binmode?

line; > } > > close FILEHANDLE; > return $stream; > } > > $path = 'd:\test\a.pdf'; > $stream = readf($path); > $l = length($stream); -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles

Re: using Unix style slashes on WinNT and Win2000?

need them. eg: $path =~ s/\//\\/g if ($^O =~ /Win32/i); If the system returns \s, you may want to immediately convert them back to /s to maintain your script portability. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibl

Re: ftp client...put...FileHandle

it or try a FH reference. I believe it expects a ref rather than a scalar. The docs are incorrect/non-specific on the matter, but the code checks for a ref. -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles http://www.wgn.net/~dbe/ / )