Re: best module to download files from https

2011-11-22 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 11-11-21 11:09 PM, Rajeev Prasad wrote: what would be the best module to download a file from anhttps://url ? I am trying to download some files over secured website and am willing to try the most correct (no overkill) module for the job. WWW::Mechanize is designed for stateful web apps.

getting variables defined from file

2011-11-22 Thread Noah
HI list, Is there an easy way to get variables defined from another file? specifically I have a series of scalar, array, and hash variables in an external file. How can I use those variables defined and used in the main perl program? Cheers, Noah -- To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: getting variables defined from file

2011-11-22 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 11-11-22 01:25 PM, Noah wrote: Is there an easy way to get variables defined from another file? specifically I have a series of scalar, array, and hash variables in an external file. How can I use those variables defined and used in the main perl program? See: perldoc -f use perldoc -f

Re: getting variables defined from file

2011-11-22 Thread Jim Gibson
On 11/22/11 Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:25 AM, Noah noah-l...@enabled.com scribbled: HI list, Is there an easy way to get variables defined from another file? specifically I have a series of scalar, array, and hash variables in an external file. How can I use those variables defined and used in

module is installed but getting error

2011-11-22 Thread Rajeev Prasad
getting this error: Can't locate Http/Cookies.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at ./testscript.pl line 7. module was installed at:

Re: module is installed but getting error

2011-11-22 Thread Kenneth Wolcott
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:31, Rajeev Prasad rp.ne...@yahoo.com wrote: getting this error: Can't locate Http/Cookies.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10

Re: module is installed but getting error

2011-11-22 Thread Rajeev Prasad
thanks, that was the quickest resolve for me on this LIST ever. thank you! From: Kenneth Wolcott kennethwolc...@gmail.com To: Rajeev Prasad rp.ne...@yahoo.com Cc: perl list beginners@perl.org Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:35 PM Subject: Re: module is

Safely updating a file

2011-11-22 Thread Mark Wagner
I want to update a status file, similar to this: open OUTFILE, , status.txt; print OUTFILE $last_date\n; close OUTFILE; However, if something goes wrong (e.g. the disk is full), this code will replace status.txt with an empty file. How can I update the file while preserving the previous

Re: Safely updating a file

2011-11-22 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 11-11-22 04:27 PM, Mark Wagner wrote: I want to update a status file, similar to this: open OUTFILE, , status.txt; print OUTFILE $last_date\n; close OUTFILE; However, if something goes wrong (e.g. the disk is full), this code will replace status.txt with an empty file. How can I update the

Re: Safely updating a file

2011-11-22 Thread Jim Gibson
On 11/22/11 Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:27 PM, Mark Wagner carni...@gmail.com scribbled: I want to update a status file, similar to this: open OUTFILE, , status.txt; print OUTFILE $last_date\n; close OUTFILE; However, if something goes wrong (e.g. the disk is full), this code will replace

using WWW::Mechanize thru proxy to https(SSL) with website/form authentication, proxy error!!

2011-11-22 Thread Rajeev Prasad
Here is the prob description in short: 1.    post your url in browser: https://myrel/files/file.doc 2.    you get a logon page (URL still looking same) 3.    enter field names:  username/password 4.    press 'ok' button (name = bsubmit)     after successful login: 5.    you get new page:   

using require file.txt

2011-11-22 Thread Chris Stinemetz
I am working on a Perl script that is getting quite lengthy so I thought I would put the sub routines, hashes, and arrays in a seperate script from the main. The program will run when I turn use strict off in the main script, but when I turn it on the main script doesn't recognize the hash and

Re: Safely updating a file

2011-11-22 Thread Uri Guttman
On 11/22/2011 04:27 PM, Mark Wagner wrote: I want to update a status file, similar to this: open OUTFILE, , status.txt; print OUTFILE $last_date\n; close OUTFILE; However, if something goes wrong (e.g. the disk is full), this code will replace status.txt with an empty file. How can I update

Re: using require file.txt

2011-11-22 Thread Jim Gibson
On 11/22/11 Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:04 PM, Chris Stinemetz chrisstinem...@gmail.com scribbled: I am working on a Perl script that is getting quite lengthy so I thought I would put the sub routines, hashes, and arrays in a seperate script from the main. The program will run when I turn use

Re: module is installed but getting error

2011-11-22 Thread Kenneth Wolcott
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:47, Rajeev Prasad rp.ne...@yahoo.com wrote: thanks, that was the quickest resolve for me on this LIST ever. thank you! From: Kenneth Wolcott kennethwolc...@gmail.com To: Rajeev Prasad rp.ne...@yahoo.com Cc: perl list

Re: About hashes and file processing

2011-11-22 Thread Goke Aruna
Hi, The key $port is not declared while spilting the lines from the file handle. Goke On 11/21/11, Shlomi Fish shlo...@shlomifish.org wrote: Hello Raito, some comments on your code: On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:52:46 -0600 Raito Garcia saintar...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everybody Well I have