Hi people,
I am using the Net::FTP module to transfer user files from a browser. Here is the subroutine that transfers the file

sub ftpTransfer {
    # connect
    my $ftp = Net::FTP -> new($server);
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # login
    $ftp -> login("$user","$pass");
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # set binary mode
    $ftp -> binary();
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # move through directories
    # $dir = "ftp";
    # $ftp -> cwd($dir);
    # print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    # list files
    my @list = $ftp -> ls();
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";
    print "<br>Filename: $filename<br>";
    # put files on the server
    $ftp->put($filename, $filename) or die "could not put $file";
    
    print $ftp -> message(), "\n";

    $ftp -> quit();
}
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What i am wanting to do is show a progress bar. I am aware of the need to flush the output buffer. How can I use the 'put' command in a loop that will allow me to display a progress indication to inform the user on the time remaining to transfer. This interface will be used to transfer large files upto 100mb.
Thanks for any help.

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