Hi all
I got a question and any help would be appreicated.
Ok, I need a perl script that opens/access a file on a Unix system
(RS6000/AIX to be specific). Well, you would think this is a beginner
problem, and yes it would be if I told you ur perl script is on the unix
system itself. BUt the pro
Kelvin,
I am presuming that your CGI script is running on another AIX or Linux
machine? You could set up an NFS export and mount of the path containing
the file you want to access. Otherwise you might need to ftp a copy of it
or something along those lines but that creates a lot of time overhead
thanks for your help.
BUt what is NFs?..could you give me a link so I can read more about it?
and ..no my script is going to be on my PC. And if I am understand what you
mean, u are saying I can ftp the file and put it on the location wehre I can
easily open wiht perl. THe thing is I have to a
Kelvin,
NFS is a Network File Share and is kind of like mapping a drive in Windows.
However, if you are on a Windows box you will not want to use and NFS share
unless you want to spend a couple of hundred dollars on an NFS client for
Window. Most Unix systems have NFS build in. Since you are on
