From: Aria Stewart <aredridel@...>
Date: 2007-11-28T04:08:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Accessing a file server with ruby


On Nov 27, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Anthony wrote:

> I don't want FTP. I just want the program to look into the directory
> and see whats there. Google has not been much help at all.
>
> Using Ruby 1.8.6, I can use Dir['servername'] and see what's there.
> This doesn't work in Ruby 1.8.4. I can use Dir['C:/'] but can't get it
> to jump to another server. If nothing else, is there an easy way to
> update to Ruby 1.8.6? Will I have to reconfigure my servers?

That sounds like using SMB to access a windows file server. That's no  
less complicated than 'FTP', except that your operating system lets  
you mount those shares as a local-seeming filesystem. Try "\\\ 
\servername\\share\\folder" -- the doubling to escape the  
backslashes, which are special in ruby strings.

Upgrade /what/ to Ruby 1.8.6?  You haven't given any details of your  
setup, not even OS.

It's not "Just" a directory to look in. It's a remote share, with  
authentication, network failure scenarios, the whole bit. Your OS  
just fakes it partly, I suspect.