SQL Server is always nice, but Access will do. Of course, since the schema is very simplem if you aren't talking about a huge number of documents or users, an XML document could also do the trick.
On 9/15/05, Meredith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks! I'll give this a shot. I just need to figure out where to > store the data. > > Meredith > > --- In [email protected], Dean Fiala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > 1) Create a URL with a GUID or other unique Identifer for the > document, put > > it in database along with the expiration time and the file location > of the > > real doc. > > 2) Create an Httphandler that reads the URL and does a look up in > the DB > > (using a stored proc of course) > > 3) If the URL is still valid, use the file location of the real doc and > > write the document out as part of the response stream. If the GUID > isn't > > valid or the URL has expired redirect user to appropriprate page. > > > > > > > > On 9/15/05, Meredith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > My company has a small ecommerce site and we have some electronic > > > files that we sell. Currently we provide a link to the document based > > > on some session information. > > > > > > What we'd like to be able to do is e-mail a link to a document that > > > would expire after a certain period of time (say 3 days). Similar to > > > software downloads or something of that nature. > > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? I'm working in ASP.net > > > and VB.Net. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Meredith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dean Fiala > > Very Practical Software, Inc > > http://www.vpsw.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- Dean Fiala Very Practical Software, Inc http://www.vpsw.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/saFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
