RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Jeff Westman
Dan Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 09:42, Bob Showalter wrote: > > usef wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > FTP or HTTP? > > > > > > > > > > HTTP, but I want to know the method for FTP as well. Thanks -u > > > > I think that will work for FTP as well. Give it a try. > > If

RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Dan Anderson
On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 09:42, Bob Showalter wrote: > usef wrote: > > > Hi, > > > FTP or HTTP? > > > > > > > HTTP, but I want to know the method for FTP as well. Thanks -u > > I think that will work for FTP as well. Give it a try. If I type ls when I FTP into somewhere I get a listing of files an

RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Morbus Iff
>> Is there any way to get the size of a file without downloading it? >> I want to write a program using LWP to download a file only >> if it is bigger than 3K but smaller than 500K. >> So I need to know the file size in the first place. > >Try making a HEAD request - that should return >file size

RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Thomas Bätzler
Hello, usef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: > Is there any way to get the size of a file without downloading it? > I want to write a program using LWP to download a file only > if it is bigger than 3K but smaller than 500K. > So I need to know the file size in the first place. Try making a HEAD reque

Re: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Rus Foster
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, usef wrote: > Hi, > Is there any way to get the size of a file without downloading it? > I want to write a program using LWP to download a file only if it is bigger > than 3K but smaller than 500K. > So I need to know the file size in the first place. > Hi, FTP or HTTP? Rgds

RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Bob Showalter
usef wrote: > > Hi, > > FTP or HTTP? > > > > HTTP, but I want to know the method for FTP as well. Thanks -u I think that will work for FTP as well. Give it a try. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread usef
> > Hi, > FTP or HTTP? > HTTP, but I want to know the method for FTP as well. Thanks -u PS. Sorry Rus for multiple copy *smacks forehead* -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread Bob Showalter
usef wrote: > Hi, > Is there any way to get the size of a file without downloading it? > I want to write a program using LWP to download a file only > if it is bigger > than 3K but smaller than 500K. > So I need to know the file size in the first place. You issue a HEAD request to the server and l

Get file size without downloading

2003-12-10 Thread usef
Hi, Is there any way to get the size of a file without downloading it? I want to write a program using LWP to download a file only if it is bigger than 3K but smaller than 500K. So I need to know the file size in the first place. Thank you. -u -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For ad