Using perl how do you write a script to copy a remote file into your own site

[ARGENTINA]

Using perl how do you write a script to copy a remote file into your
own site. In my situation want to copy a rss feed from
http://remoteserver/news.xml for example.

Marcos

 

[Paul Lalli]

Using perl how do you write a script to copy a remote file into your
own site. In my situation want to copy a rss feed from
http://remoteserver/news.xml for example.

http://search.cpan.org is usually a good place to start.

For just saving a file off the web, I would recommend using LWP::Simple.
For working with RSS feeds, go to the above site and search for RSS, and
use whichever module looks best suited to your task.

Paul Lalli

 

[Sherm Pendley]

how do you write a script to copy a remote file into your
own site.

How do I write it? With a text editor, of course.

In my situation want to copy a rss feed from
http://remoteserver/news.xml for example.

What have you tried so far?

If you need to learn Perl, have a look at:
<http://learn.perl.org>

If you need to find out about Perl modules:
<http://www.cpan.org>

sherm--

 

[jbl]

Using perl how do you write a script to copy a remote file into your
own site. In my situation want to copy a rss feed from
http://remoteserver/news.xml for example.

Marcos

use LWP::Simple;

# The following functions are provided (and exported) by this module:

get($url)
# The get() function will fetch the document identified by the given
# URL and return it. It returns undef if it fails. The $url argument
# can be either a simple string or a reference to a URI object.

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

getprint($url)
# Get and print a document identified by a URL. The document is
# printed to the selected default filehandle for output (normally
# STDOUT) as data is received from the network. If the request fails,
# then the status code and message are printed on STDERR. The return
# value is the HTTP response code.

getstore($url, $file)
# Gets a document identified by a URL and stores it in the file. The
# return value is the HTTP response code.



jbl

 

[Joe Smith]

script to copy a remote file into your own site.

You don't even need a script; this can be done from the command line
or from a cron job.

perl -MLWP::Simple -e 'getstore "http://www.cpan.org/","example.html"'

-Joe