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

[Dennis Malen]

Thanks! We are looking at "cURL" now. That may do it.

Dennis Malen
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Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: filepro: automating a process to log in to a web site


> Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', Dennis Malen done said:
>> 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.
>
> You'll need a client that can do HTTP file uploads.  Curl fits the bill.
>
> If you need to go through a multi-step login to get a session or the like,
> you'd need to use the same program to first push login information to the
> site, then you'd need programming to analyse whatever you get back for the
> session information, be it cookie or field based, then you'd need to send
> that information back with the client.
>
> There's no way of knowing how much coding is involved without knowing the
> site involved and seeing how one gets to the upload process.  It could be
> as simple as just pointing the right client at a URL with the requisite
> files, or it could involve multiple requests, responses, and parses.
> Depends if the upload area is protected, and if so, how.
>
> mark->
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