filepro: automating a process to log in to a web site

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On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 04:35:52PM -0400, Dennis Malen may or may not have
proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> We currently do processing through filePro that will FTP a file on the unix 
> box and transfer it to a server so it appears on a desktop. In conjunction 
> with that we also simultaneously email the file to a client.
> 
> QUESTION: Can filepro be programmed to open a website, answer some questions 
> (password etc.) and either upload or download a file?
> 
> Can it be programmed or is there a program that can be purchased that 
> performs those functions?

What nobody's said so far is that uploading a file to a web site is HTTP,
which is not the same as FTP.  They're entirely different protocols.

Additionally, if logging in to the web site is a separate stage from the
upload or download, you'd need to track session information in whatever
form it comes.  Sometimes that's cookies, sometimes that's hidden form
fields.  In any event, yes, it's totally doable, but it's going to require
some non-trivial work, even if you have a client to handle the actual
transfers.

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