RE: What function to get a file thru HTTP

From: Dave Kettmann (dkettmann_at_netlogic.net)
Date: 10/13/04


Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:56:55 -0500
To: "Perl List (E-mail)" <beginners@perl.org>

Thanks Chris and Wiggins, will definately look into this.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Devers [mailto:cdevers@pobox.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:57 PM
> To: Dave Kettmann
> Cc: Perl List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: What function to get a file thru HTTP
>
>
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Dave Kettmann wrote:
>
> > I have been doing some searching and I'm looking for a
> recomendation.
> > I need to pull a file via HTTP in my perl script. Just
> looking for a
> > good module to use. Most everything I have found has been
> for FTP. Not
> > asking for code, just a recomendation :)
>
> You need the LWP module: `sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::LWP'`
>
> LWP provides several ways to do this, including LWP::Simple.
>
> See the perldoc for LWP and its modules or search Google.
>
>
> --
> Chris Devers
>



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