LWP and download directory

[eatr]

Trying to automate LWP to download some files

here's the code in question:

@args = ("lwp-download", "

http://drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesIndexAction.do?filename=$filename",

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\$trackdate.pdf");
system(@args) == 0
or die "system @args failed: $?"


I'm in the 'PERL' directory and want to download the files to another directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\$trackdate.pdf";

as written, the correct file is downloaded to the PERL DIRECTORY an named: Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\$trackdate.pdf

how would I get the file to download in the proper directory and get the proper name?

 

[PaulTEG]

@args = ("lwp-download", "[URL unfurl="true"]http://drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesIndexAction.do?filename=$filename",[/URL] 'C:[COLOR=red]/[/color]Documents and Settings[COLOR=red]/[/color]Administrator[COLOR=red]/[/color]Desktop[COLOR=red]/[/color]$trackdate.pdf');

using the LWP modules directly would give you greater granularity FWIW

HTH

Paul
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[eatr]

thanks, I've been looking at the LWP & Perl book but there's so much work through

as for the code above

it works but names the file literally ($trackdate.pdf) rather

than interpretatively (there's a value to this variable that's passed in at the command line.)

I've played with inserting double quotes around the variable name but nothing happens

thanks

 

[PaulTEG]

'C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/'.$trackdate.'.pdf');
or
"C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/$trackdate.pdf");

sorry about that

Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)

 

[eatr]

thanks

the first option gets it done

 

[PaulTEG]

you're welcome ...

Paul
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Spend an hour a week on CPAN, helps cure all known programming ailments ;-)