Re: [MacPerl] first file in a folder... (fwd)

[{ brad brace } <bbrace@wired.com>]

Thanks; the big stumbling block is getting _any_ scripting program to
select the first file in a folder, then having uploaded etc., delete or
move it...



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On Tue, 14 Oct 1997, Mark Manning/Muniz Eng. wrote:

> According to { brad brace }:
> > Can anyone please suggest a script for this dialup shell-account user?
> 
> Well, I do not have all of the stuff here in front of me
> but really all you need is a Telnet Perl capability.  I
> used to do this for Magic:the Gathering cards when I wanted
> to gather the average on how much a particular card would
> cost me.  You really do not even need Perl to do this
> though.
> 
> What you really need is Z-Term.  It has Macro capabilities
> and you can set it up to do all of this for you with only a
> few commands.  Using Z-Term you can use X/Y/ZModem
> transfers to/from various sites (so long as they are
> non-PPP connections).  Z-Term is also free.  It even does
> Kermit.  :-)  Further, you can set the scripts up to handle
> such things as renaming files, transferring the files,
> deleting files, etc....  I think this is a much better fit
> than having to go through everything in MacPerl.  Now, once
> the information is on your Mac - that is another thing.
> You might want to use MacPerl to handle the massaging of
> the data for you.  :-)  And you can even use MacPerl to run
> Z-Term so that it dials each of the various places and runs
> the appropriate macro.
> 
> Just an idea or two.
> 
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