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

[Dennis Malen]

Working on this solution over the weekend I did note Mark's observation.

He is correct in that it is not an FTP concern. I am looking for an HTML 
solution. If that changes anyone's response please let me know.

Thanks!

Dennis Malen
516.479.5912
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: filepro: automating a process to log in to a web site


> 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.
>
> mark->
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