RE: Time sensative Sub Routine
Using the Cron function on the server is not a problem. The promlem I have is not knowing how to set up the commands in the script and the HTML form that would let the users choose when they want the action preformed. From what I understand with the cron function, is that it will run the script at predetermined intervals. This does not give the users the ability to choose the date they want the action preformed. I'm sorry if it sounds confusing. I can not find any sub routines or scripts that allow for users to pre-select dates for actions to be preformed. I have a greeting card script and want users to be able to send cards days in advance that woulf only be delivered on the requested date. Pat At 11:14 AM 2/19/2002 -0500, Al Hospers wrote: I am looking for information or a turorial on making a time sensitive sub routine for developing an html page and sending emails. U want the users to be able to choose when they want their cards to be made and the date to have a notice sent to the recipient. check out the chron function on your web server Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, CD-ROM, HTML, CGI scripting, and Graphic Design. A famous linguist once said: There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative. YEAH, RIGHT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out www.my-pcdoctor4u.com for all kinds of FREE items including FREE E-Cards. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Time sensative Sub Routine
I can not find any sub routines or scripts that allow for users to pre-select dates for actions to be preformed. I have a greeting card script and want users to be able to send cards days in advance that woulf only be delivered on the requested date. there are likely not any precanned routines for this. one way to implement it is have the cron called often. it triggers a script that looks thru the pending jobs list executes the ones that are within some time range and then removes them from the list. the list is created by the users calling another script. they choose their time and the script adds their job to the list. hth Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, CD-ROM, HTML, CGI scripting, and Graphic Design. A famous linguist once said: There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative. YEAH, RIGHT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Time sensative Sub Routine
Ok I understand part of the Cron and it checking often to see if a script needs to be executed. But i still dotn understand if I set up the HTML page where the user selects the date they want the function to happen, how do I set up the CGI script to read this and how does the Cron function know read they date selected for this function. Keep in mind today we could get 10 people choosing 10 different dates. So yes I have cron set to run daily at 12.05 am but how will it know if the cgi script has any files that a user has chosen to make for that date. I know I am confusing things now. I am just trying to understand the process of how this happens. Pat At 10:01 PM 2/20/2002 -0500, Al Hospers wrote: I can not find any sub routines or scripts that allow for users to pre-select dates for actions to be preformed. I have a greeting card script and want users to be able to send cards days in advance that woulf only be delivered on the requested date. there are likely not any precanned routines for this. one way to implement it is have the cron called often. it triggers a script that looks thru the pending jobs list executes the ones that are within some time range and then removes them from the list. the list is created by the users calling another script. they choose their time and the script adds their job to the list. hth Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, CD-ROM, HTML, CGI scripting, and Graphic Design. A famous linguist once said: There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative. YEAH, RIGHT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out www.my-pcdoctor4u.com for all kinds of FREE items including FREE E-Cards. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Time sensative Sub Routine
Ok I understand part of the Cron and it checking often to see if a script needs to be executed. But i still dotn understand if I set up the HTML page where the user selects the date they want the function to happen, how do I set up the CGI script to read this and how does the Cron function know read they date selected for this function. Keep in mind today we could get 10 people choosing 10 different dates. So yes I have cron set to run daily at 12.05 am but how will it know if the cgi script has any files that a user has chosen to make for that date. I don't have the time to write this for you... 1 - there is a CGI script that is called by the HTML page that writes the user's requested time other info into a list on the server. a database would even be better. 1 - the cron runs probably every hour of the day 2 - there is a script that the cron calls that reads the list/database gets all the users that are within that time period does whatever you need with the info - send an email, whatever. it's really pretty straight ahead. hth Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, CD-ROM, HTML, CGI scripting, and Graphic Design. A famous linguist once said: There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative. YEAH, RIGHT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Time sensative Sub Routine
I am looking for information or a turorial on making a time sensitive sub routine for developing an html page and sending emails. U want the users to be able to choose when they want their cards to be made and the date to have a notice sent to the recipient. check out the chron function on your web server Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, CD-ROM, HTML, CGI scripting, and Graphic Design. A famous linguist once said: There is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative. YEAH, RIGHT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
