[LA.pm] Monitoring a directory using Event.pm

[Clay Irving]

Ranga Nathan wrote:

>I have a need to run a script when a file is received into a directory via 
>FTP. This is Linux SuSE9 environment.
>I am looking at Event.pm documentation. Can some one show me examples of 
>how to monitor a directory for new files? 
>If there are other elegant methods I  would like to know.
>
>As a last resort, I can hand-roll one. But why re-invent the wheel?
>  
>

I don't think I understand what you are trying to do -- Are you trying 
to do something that "find" or "if (-e $filename)" can't do for you?