File statistics from web page files

[jbl]

I want to be able to get file statistics from a "friendly" server.
Currently from the browser I see a list of .pdf files.

http://welcome.brochurearchive.com/pdfs not actual

eg;
Directory handle: Resource id #2 Files: .
...
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-UK-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-NO-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-SE-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-DK-1.pdf

Is there a perl way to get the creation/modification date of the pdf
files without having to download the entire page?

Not asking for someone to code it but just a general idea of how to

Thanks
jbl

 

[Jim Keenan]

I want to be able to get file statistics from a "friendly" server.
Currently from the browser I see a list of .pdf files.

http://welcome.brochurearchive.com/pdfs not actual


Is there a perl way to get the creation/modification date of the pdf
files without having to download the entire page?

perldoc -f stat

But this assumes you have appropriate permissions to read file/directory
information on the server.

Jim Keenan

 

[Joe Smith]

I want to be able to get file statistics from a "friendly" server.
Currently from the browser I see a list of .pdf files.

http://welcome.brochurearchive.com/pdfs not actual

eg;
Directory handle: Resource id #2 Files: .
..
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-UK-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-NO-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-SE-1.pdf
XiGh_II-p4302-c3837-DK-1.pdf

Is there a perl way to get the creation/modification date of the pdf
files without having to download the entire page?

Yes, use HEAD instead of GET.

perldoc LWP::Simple

head($url)
Get document headers. Returns the following 5 values if
successful: ($content_type, $document_length, $modified_time,
$expires, $server)

-Joe

 

[jbl]

Yes, use HEAD instead of GET.

perldoc LWP::Simple

head($url)
Get document headers. Returns the following 5 values if
successful: ($content_type, $document_length, $modified_time,
$expires, $server)

-Joe

Thanks
head($url) got it done

jbl