I had to do this in the past, data was sent from many sources , each source would send a csv file with a pre determined format as an email attachment, these were then pooled into a common directory and process en-masse.
On Tue, 28 Apr 2015, at 02:47 PM, Dennis Schuette wrote: > I manage a VFP database for a customer on my servers and I gather data > from a variety of sources, including: files through ftp sites, files in > Dropbox and PDF files, text files, and Excel spreadsheets as email > attachments, etc. > > My main tools are VFP 9 SP2 (fully patched) and Outlook 2013 and I have > no web programming experience. > > I now have a need to gather about 10 pieces of data monthly from 50+ > customers that may include numbers, dates, and some text fields. Some of > these customers have RDP connections, but most do not. > > I am looking on suggestions as how to best gather this data so that the > parsing can be automated through a VFP program. > > Thanks. > > Customized Business Services, LLC (928) 580-6352 > Dennis Schuette Primary: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > 49 NW 130th Avenue Alternate: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Great Bend, KS 67530 > Please notice new address as of 4/1/2015 > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1430229725.1989694.259657697.62756...@webmail.messagingengine.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
