Re: [MacPerl] APPLETALK question

[Richard Christensen <richard@crl.com>]

I think I need to add some supporting information.  I work at Motorola 
and when I use the Chooser, I see 700+ Appletalk zones.  I am used to 
going to the Chooser and selecting the zone I want, selecting which file 
server/machine I want, typing the user name and password and finaling 
selecting the volume that I want to pop up on my desktop.  There is a 
folder on  another machine ( a IIfx) that has 1900+ files in it.  Over 
appletalk it takes 10 minutes to open the folder.  I know which file I 
want. I want to write a perl script to copy this particular file by 
opening and closing this particular volume.  

I am not familiar with network issues or with packing and unpacking. It 
is just something I have never had to do, yet.  I have downloaded the 
Inside Macintosh book for networking and I plan on looking more at the 
man pages for perl.  I tried recording the Chooser operation, but nothing 
recorded.

Do I need to seal with server/client architecture? Or is the fact that 
file sharing is setup enough?

Richard.

PS. I'm not a programmer. I am just trying to imitate one.

> You wrote to the 
MacPerl list 8 Jun 1998 08:47:11 -0700 (PDT): > 
> >I know that most of my problems are relating to a lack of knowledge of
> >sockets, but after reading everything I could about Appletalk and
> >sockets, I still feel a bit lost.
> >
> >I want to transfer a file from one computer to another.  Here is the
> >info, changed to protect myself from lawsuits.
> >
> >MacPerl running computer A
> >File resides on computer B
> >Transfer file from B -> A.
> >
> >Computer A:
> >Appletalk zone = Zone 1
> >Fileserver     = toad
> >Volume         = Volume 1
> >
> >Computer B:
> >Appletalk zone = Zone 2
> >FileServer     = bug
> >Volume         = Volume 2
> >User           = Me
> >Password       = junk
> >File           = HD:Desktop Folder:temp
> >
> >I took a gander at the HTML MacPerl book, but couldn't get the example to
> >work.  Also I couldn't see where to supply the password. I really want to
> >hard code this so I didn't try the Choose method.
> 
> Some time ago I tinkered with the attached files and I tried them again
> yesterday to see if they still worked. They seem to.
> 
> You will see the packed adddress takes three parameters, and 'object' a
> 'type' and a 'zone'. So far as I can tell, provided the 'object' and the
> 'type' are the same for both server and client, the thing works.
> 
> With my huge LAN (consisting of a PPC and a Powerbook) connection is
> established if you just put an '*' for zone. I have seen somewhere else
> that is the default value.
> 
> What you do, is start the 'server' running first (on one machine) and it
> just sits there listening and waiting for a 'client' (on the other machine)
> to come on line. Then start the 'client' and stuff should then transfer
> from the 'server' to the 'client'.
> 
> Also in the folder is an insert written by Chris Nandor for Socket.pm.
> However my view is that there is no advantage to be had in using Socket.pm
> and it is simpler not to.
> 
> Having said all that, I never use MacPerl for the purpose but always use
> AppleShare, which works beautifully. However you may have some other reason
> for wanting to do it with MacPerl of course.
> 
> Hope this is some help,
> 
> Alan Fry
> 
> 
> 

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