From: Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezra@...>
Date: 2005-07-29T11:59:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby libraries


On Jul 28, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Alexandru Popescu wrote:

> #: 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::.|
>
Sure, I was just throwing up a quick example. If it's code you would  
be using a lot definitely put it in a begin ..rescue...ensure..end  
block.
-Ezra Zygmuntowicz
WebMaster
Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper
ezra@yakima-herald.com
509-577-7732