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Ashley Cooper wrote: > Unfortunately I forgot to mention a crucial point about > the function I am trying to code for. > > The source Windows server from which the files have to be > copied is external to our organisation - the server > belongs to a third party. The server is open for SFTP > transfers on a specified port only, so any solution > requiring an SSH connection is not going to work - unless > the third party changes their architecture which is > unlikely. > > My reading of this is that any solution that requires an > SSH connection (including NET::SFTP::Foreign and other > ActiveState modules which explicitly call an ssh > executable to establish a connection) is not going to fly. > > The module Net:FTPSSL would appear to be a solution but it > is not on ActiveState and attempts to download and install > it manually from CPAN have failed. > > So I am still open to any alternative solutions, or words > of advice from anyone who has managed to successfully > install Net::FTPSSL. > > Regards, > @shley > You need to add additional ppm repositories. You can find Net::FTPSSL on either the Trouchelle or University of Winnipeg repositories. http://ppm4.activestate.com/ -- RonThread Previous | Thread Next