Simon Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to detect that a file has stopped copying via FTP. As an > example: User sending a file via FTP (100MB), cron job to test if the file > has completed and then launch a command to do something with that file.
You could just keep checking the file size to see if it stops increasing, but you probably don't want to run your process if the FTP times out and the file is incomplete, and you don't want to accidently trigger if it pauses too long. I suggest the ftp file is ftp'd up with a temporary filename and then renamed to the real file. (FTP supports renames.) Then, just watch for the real filename. Once it appears, you know that the transfer has completed successfully. (Conveniently, renames are instantaneous, so you can't catch _that_ in the middle.) -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - I am the rocks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
