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# get list of files from current dir <br />
@remote_files = $ftp-&gt;ls; <br />
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This works, but it returns all of the files in the directory. &nbsp;How can I filter out just the one I sent - $File_to_send?
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# get list of files from current dir
@remote_files = $ftp->ls;

This works, but it returns all of the files in the directory.  How can I filter out just the one I sent - $File_to_send?

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grep{$_ eq $File_to_send} @remote_files;<br />
#or<br />
$ftp-&gt;size($File_to_send);<wbr />
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grep{$_ eq $File_to_send} @remote_files;
#or
$ftp->size($File_to_send);

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# test if that file exists<br />
-e $file_name || &amp;error;<br />
# it has a non-zero size (returns size)<br />
-s $file_name || &amp;error;<br />
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## there are other file test operators, about 2 dozen. &nbsp;What do you want to accomplish?
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# test if that file exists
-e $file_name || &error;
# it has a non-zero size (returns size)
-s $file_name || &error;

## there are other file test operators, about 2 dozen.  What do you want to accomplish?

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This is what I did. &nbsp;It works well enough, for now.<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; @remote_files = $ftp-&gt;ls($file);<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; print &quot;\nChecking for file on ftp site...\n&quot;;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; print &quot;@remote_files &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;--(your file should be listed here)\n&quot;;
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This is what I did.  It works well enough, for now.

    @remote_files = $ftp->ls($file);
    print "\nChecking for file on ftp site...\n";
    print "@remote_files      <--(your file should be listed here)\n";

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I have a perl script that puts a file on a ftp site. &nbsp;I need a way to verify that the file is actually on the ftp site. &nbsp;Manually I'd type &quot;dir file_name&quot;. &nbsp;I can't seem to get that to work using PERL. &nbsp;Can someone help? &nbsp;I'm also open to &quot;better&quot; ways of verifying that the file was recieved. &nbsp;Thanks!
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I have a perl script that puts a file on a ftp site.  I need a way to verify that the file is actually on the ftp site.  Manually I'd type "dir file_name".  I can't seem to get that to work using PERL.  Can someone help?  I'm also open to "better" ways of verifying that the file was recieved.  Thanks!

FTP directory listing...

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