From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-04-13T20:55:03+09:00
Subject: Re: get files by its extension

On 13.04.2009 07:29, vimal wrote:
> On Apr 13, 9:19 am, Idealone Ideally <sheka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>          I want to download certain file types or certain files by its
>> name using ruby code.
>> example:
>> In Shell scripting, I can say cp *.txt, which inturn copies all files
>> with extension ".txt",
>> similarly i can say cp test* , all files with the string "test" are
>> copied.
>>
>>   I want to achieve similar tasks using ruby code, as i am novice using
>> ruby.
>> My purpose is that i am connecting to my Linux server through ftp and
>> trying to download files with certain extension.
>> Let me know if any more info is required from my end

> Dir.glob('*.txt')

Does not work with FTP directories.  Rather look at Net::FTP:

http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/ftp/rdoc/index.html

Especially method #nlst

http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/ftp/rdoc/classes/Net/FTP.html#M001128

Kind regards

	robert

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