Re: [Perl-unix-users] Automatic ftp download script

2002-03-11 Thread Jason Purdy
This seems to me like one of those "more than one way" things - you could create a daemon or a cronjob to handle this for ya, depending on your needs (speed, efficiency and delay time as important factors that I can think of off the top of my head). Anyway, whatever you end up choosing, you ca

RE: [Perl-unix-users] Automatic ftp download script

2002-03-11 Thread Martin Moss
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 PROTECTE