From: Alexandru Popescu <the_mindstorm@...>
Date: 2005-07-29T11:18:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby libraries

#: by Ezra Zygmuntowicz's words the mind was *winged* :#
> Andrew-
>      There is an ftp library in the ruby standard library. Here is a  
> little script that recursively descends through a directory and  
> uploads all the files to an ftp server:
> 
> #!/usr/local/bin/ruby
> # This script uploads a folder of images via ftp
> 
> require 'find'
> require 'net/ftp'
> 
> path = "/Volumes/Users/ez/logos/" # <= set this to the path of your  
> folder of images
> 
> ftp = Net::FTP.new('ftp.example.com')
> ftp.login("username", "password")
> files = ftp.chdir('logos')
> 
>     Find.find(path) do |file|
>         unless test(?d, file)    #<= this tests to make sure its a  
> file and not a directory before continuing.
>           ftp.putbinaryfile("#{file}", "#{File.basename(file)}")  #<=  
> this assumes binary files.
>           puts "Uploaded #{file}"
>        end
>    end
> 
> ftp.close
> 
> Hope that helps
> -Ezra
> 
> On Jul 28, 2005, at 2:41 PM, Andrew Falanga wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> New to Ruby and I'm not having much luck finding the answer to this  
>> question at this time.  Are there Ruby equivalents to the TWAPI  
>> extension library for TCL?  I need to be able to "mount" a share  
>> from a script for Windows.  I would also like to know if there is  
>> an FTP library that can be used in Ruby.
>>
>> Currently, I'm using TCL, but I need to have threading support and  
>> to my pleasant surprise, Ruby supports threading natively.  Plus,  
>> the language thus far, looks to be much more "fun" to work with  
>> than TCL.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help provided.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> Andrew R. Falanga (a non-HP employee)
>> Hewlett-Packard Company
>> 11311 Chinden Blvd.
>> Boise, Idaho
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> Please note: The e-mail address is purposely
>> mangled.  I do not wish my account at HP to
>> become a spam haven.
>>
> 
> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
> Yakima Herald-Republic
> WebMaster
> 509-577-7732
> ezra@yakima-herald.com
> 
> 
> 
Wouldn't be correct to have the close() call in a finally block? (so to be assured that it always run)

:alex |.::the_mindstorm::.|