I tried this once and gave up due to lack of time. While parsing XML data can be fun, I think you will find it much easier to parse the hfnetchk output than try to sort through the monster XML file it uses.
A larger problem is how to download patches. Microsoft does not use one standard web page for all technet/knowledge base/patch files. This is especially true with older patches. In some cases you have a pulldown with different languages and a submit button. In others you have a table of different downloads. Sometimes you have a pseudo-tree view with a patch details branch that needs to be expanded. Do you see a pattern here? A few questions: 1. How many systems would this be running on? 2. Would this be for use on a production network? 3. Are you wanting to automatically install the patches too? 4. Is there a reason the Automatic Updates feature of Windows XP/Windows 2000 SP3 and above won't work? Peter Guzis Web Administrator, Sr. ENCAD, Inc. - A Kodak Company email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.encad.com -----Original Message----- From: Molumuri, Janardhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: download patches. Hi all, Can we automatically download patches, by parsing HFnetchk output and XML file. Thanks, --janardhan. _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
