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how to FTP using MacPerl or From Win95?

Hi, I would like to know how to FTP either using MacPerl or Win95 platform. I tried with ftp.pl but with no success. Please Help. Thanks.

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sunghkim

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I just decompressed libnet. what else should i do? i put the files to Net folder and i tried to run your sample program but it saids "can't locate Net/Config.pm in @INC at perl/lib/net/FTP.pm.

Thanks.

b2pi

Did you read the README file?

Take the files out of the folder where they are. Since you're on
Win95, uncompress libnet-1.0605.tar.gz into the /tmp directory. cd to
the directory where the files actually are. Read the README file.
Read any other pertinent documents. As they'll tell you, type in (the
name of your make may differ, but if you're using VC++, it's nmake):

perl Makefile.PL
nmake
nmake test
nmake install

sunghkim

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I did perl Makefile.PL and I think it is installed correctly. but when i try to run that sample program, it says "Global symbol "%NetConfig" requires explicit package name at C:\perl\lib/Net/FTP.pm line 57.

what 's that mean?

Thanks for your help b2pi.

b2pi

You have to follow the above steps explicitly (well, there are
shortcuts you can take, but don't)

1.) unpack libnet to a temp directory
2.) go to the temp directory
3.) run

perl Makefile.PL

4.) run

nmake

5.) run

nmake test

6.) run

nmake install

sunghkim

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sunghkim

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there is no nmake.
after perl makefile.pl, it creates "makefile" file and i can't find any file called nmake.

b2pi

You don't have a compiler?

sunghkim

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no compiler. is there another way?

b2pi

1.) Do you own the machine (i.e. can you install a new perl?)
2.) Which version of perl do you currently have?

sunghkim

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no compiler. is there another way?

sunghkim

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i have version 5.005_02 built for MSWin32-x86-object. Is there a version that already have libnet installed?
Thanks for the help.

b2pi

This is activestate? There's supposed to be some magical way to download modules directly for activestate, but I don't know what it is. The standard binary distribution (the GURU version) comes with libnet.

sunghkim

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where can i get it? can you give me the link?
thanks a lot.

sunghkim

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thanks.
I found it and i tried it and it works!!!
thanks a lot.