How do I download a file using Perl?

Question

I\'m running Perl on Windows XP, and I need to download a file from the URL http://marinetraffic2.aegean.gr/ais/getkml.aspx.

How should I do this? I have attempted u

Answer 1

I'd use LWP::Simple for this.

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use LWP::Simple;

my $url = 'http://marinetraffic2.aegean.gr/ais/getkml.aspx';
my $file = 'data.kml';

getstore($url, $file);