OT:Is this the right forum for HTML help?

narf poit chez BOOM · #1 August 13th, 2003, 10:46 AM

far as i can tell, this is sort of a general forum, as long as it doesn't get to general.

i wonder if that'll make sense tommorrow.

Fyron · #2 August 13th, 2003, 11:13 AM

I could write you a PHP script in maybe 5 minutes if you want to use that (tomorrow though, as it is time for slumber now).

Don't know any PERL/CGI though.

Ruatha · #3 August 13th, 2003, 11:23 AM

What would be needed for my server to run a PHP script? (Will look it up now)

Thanks for the offer.

Suicide Junkie · #4 August 14th, 2003, 01:56 AM

Why not just rename the file to "NGC3_Latest.zip" ?

Ruatha · #5 August 13th, 2003, 02:10 PM

It's the easy way out, but then it's harder for the one's downloading as it then wants to owerwrite the previous zipped turn.
They would also have to download it and unpack it to verify that it is indeed the latest turn and that I haven't messed up.
With the turn number in the file name it's easier for both them and me to know that all is ok.

I'd prefer to keep it to PBW standards.

[ August 13, 2003, 13:12: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

tesco samoa · #6 August 13th, 2003, 02:27 PM

here is the article that explains it in php

http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/P...ion/page1.html

http://newdev.com/ws/?downloading has a perl script called down ad which is a downloader

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1156

article on how to write a perl script on downloadin files

perhaps the best way to do it is to set up a script to read the directory of contents ( only put that file in there) then pass this info over to your download part... as you now know the name. That way you do not have to rename the file every time

or do what sj said so you can download that file.

tesco samoa · #7 August 13th, 2003, 02:28 PM

i guess if you read the directory of contents... then you can just let them download what ever...