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Jun 4, 2002, 3:57 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 3:57 AM

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Files from a remote server with FTP?

I've been looking around, but I cant see to work out the command to grab a file from another server. With UNIX it is 'wget' via SSH, but as far as I can tell there is nothing like this on NT (at least not that is installed on the server I'm working on).

Does anyone havew any tips on how they transfer large files?

Thanks

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:29 AM

Paul

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:29 AM

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Hmm why don't you just download it normally if it's NT?

Jun 4, 2002, 4:36 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:36 AM

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Cos its 160Mb Frown

There is a feature to grab files in Perl...but for the life of me I can't think of it Frown

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:38 AM

Wil

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:38 AM

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wget has been ported for Windows here:

http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:41 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:41 AM

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I don't have that kind of access to the server. All I have access to is Perl/MySQL and FTP.

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:43 AM

Wil

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:43 AM

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Then use FTP!! Jeez, what do you think FTP was designed for?!

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:48 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 4:48 AM

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I'M ON A 56k connection! IT would take like a week or longer to download that kind of file....thats why I'm looking for other methods....Jeez Wink

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:19 AM

VanSchongluer

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:19 AM

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Go to a mate's house /an internet cafe and burn it onto a C.D.
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Jun 4, 2002, 5:22 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:22 AM

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There has to be an easier way. I know that there is a function in pelr that can grab remote file, but I'm not sure what it is. I've had a look around...but can not find it Frown

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:26 AM

VanSchongluer

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:26 AM

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After Gzipping it, you could use cuteftp pro's file split/multipart download feature.
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Jun 4, 2002, 5:38 AM

Wil

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:38 AM

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Any program, script, method you use will still be limited by your 56k modem.

Do you think wget is 'faster' than FTP? Do you think it can magically overcome the 56k barrier your modem imposes on your situation?

Think of this for a minute. The only way to speed this up is to compress the content on the server side before transferring it your host machine.

No matter what method of transfer you use; FTP, wget, perl, php, email, web, bbs, etc. etc. etc. etc. you will _still_ be governed by your 56k modem.

- wil

Jun 4, 2002, 5:39 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:39 AM

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I can't really gzip it as NT doesnt support a gzip feature does it?

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:42 AM

yogi

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:42 AM

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From the Net::FTP documentation (that might be what you want):

Code:
    use Net::FTP; 

    $ftp = Net::FTP->new("some.host.name", Debug => 0); 
    $ftp->login("anonymous",'-anonymous@'); 
    $ftp->cwd("/pub"); 
    $ftp->get("that.file"); 
    $ftp->quit;

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:43 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:43 AM

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In Reply To:

Wil...you have completly the wrong end of the stick here.

What I am trying to do is get a l;arge file from my dedicated server, to another server (which happens to be NT). All I am trying to do is find a more effecient, and faster way than downloading it from the dedicated server, to my PC, and then over to the NT server.

Do you understand what I am trying to achieve now?

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:46 AM

Wil

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:46 AM

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Yeah. So why don't you run FTP on the NT machine?

Start -> Run -> 'Type' FTP -> 'Click' OK.

And you're away.

- wil

Jun 4, 2002, 5:46 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 5:46 AM

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Yes Yogi..that is exactly the kinda thing I'm looking for.,...thanks Smile

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Jun 4, 2002, 6:23 AM

Andy

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Jun 4, 2002, 6:23 AM

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Damn...that Net::FTP thing didn't work...just gave me a CGI time out error :( I've gzipped the file up on my server now, and its down to 30mb. However, I'm wondering if I will have to upzip it first on my PC before uploading it to their server, or if there is a way of unzipping it on their system Unsure

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