Unix command-line tools to edit SharePoint site?

[Tobias Hoellrich]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Jones
> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 1:58 PM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Unix command-line tools to edit SharePoint site?
> 
> I begrudgingly use a Windows SharePoint server at a 
> customer's request.
> 
> I'd like to automate (command-line) updating and creating documents,
> lists, etc.
> 
> Is there a Unix tool that does this?
> 
> I know SharePoint has an "API", which basically spoofs the GET/POST
> calls that your browser would make(?).
> 
> Has anyone written a Unix command-line tool (or Perl module, etc) that
> abstracts this?

Kelly - HTTP::WebDav is your friend. It allows you to access your
SharePoint site from perl. You can retrieve data and store data. Also
take a look at hits perl-snippet:
http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=612797

Hope this helps
  Tobias