>>> The difference is in the sizes of these files, the File downloaded >>> via the >>> script is a little bigger (about 20 KB) than the File downloaded >>> manually >>> with a browser (the file sizes are in MBs)
>That comment was the key. >I bet a beer this is a newline issue. THANKS A MILLION XAVIER!!!!! :) :) Yes that observation was the most important thing that actually I should have mentioned in my first email... I tried the alternative you suggested, and it worked :) Thanks again! >But a zip file would need to be written in binary mode on Windows. Isn't it true for *nixes as well? (or the initial script will work as is on FreeBSD?) The program I'm writing is for test automation, and can be executed from either Windows on *nix systems, so I guess binary copy as you told would be the best option. Dhanashri -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>