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lavans
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2009-05-07T11:55:14Z

Hello ,

I have downloaded Visualcron and i'm trying to use it to POST xml files to a script on a website.

the script is running at http://localhost:2000/Modules/Importer/Import.aspx

i made a job in Visualcron to have this done in a scheduler.

If i POST it manually it works o.k. but i'll get an error 405 NOT OK from the script if this is done with visualcron.

I think visualcron is not seeing the xml files to be posted.

How do i tell visualcron to look in what directory to take the files to POST it to the URL.

Can anybody help me with this ?

Ronald

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2009-05-07T12:43:12Z

VisualCron bases posting on parameters. So, in your case I would use a Read File Task that reads the XML file into memory. Then you use the Variables to get the output from the first task and specify the parameter you want to post.

Is this a normal HTTP upload or just a parameter post? What command do you use to upload it manually?

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lavans
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2009-05-08T08:18:48Z

Thanks for your reply , i will try your suggestion,

the following command i use to "POST" is manually

type %1|post http://localhost:86/Modules/Importer/XMLImport.aspx
this line is in a batchfile wich is in the same folder as the *.XML files.

so the type %1 is for posting *.xml files one by one.

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2009-05-08T08:21:19Z

You seem to pipe the type command to a "post" command. What kind of post command is that? Where did you find it?

I am trying to understand what kind and how you post.

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lavans
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2009-05-08T08:24:07Z

normally this is the same as

1234.xml|post http://localhost:2000/Modules/Importer/XMLImport.aspx

if i post 1 file

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2009-05-08T08:25:53Z

But where did you get the "post" command from? It does not exist as dos command or Visual Studio command by default.

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lavans
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2009-05-08T08:33:21Z

Oh , ActivePerl is installed

and there is a system path to the cmd line

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2009-05-08T08:37:48Z

OK, and your script Import.aspx. How does it know how to handle the Post? Which variable to you receive in the script?

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lavans
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2009-05-08T08:49:22Z

do you mean whats in the xml files ?

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2009-05-08T08:52:01Z

#10

No, I mean how your Import.aspx works.

Normally, when you post a value there is a variable at the script that receives the post information.

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lavans
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2009-05-08T09:02:06Z

#11

I don't know this , because this is programmed by another company. I can ask them.

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2009-05-08T09:18:26Z

#12

Yes, if you could post the "parsing" source part of Import.aspx it would be great to help us how you want the information posted.

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lavans
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2009-05-08T09:25:36Z

#13

I asked them via mail , so i'll get back to you later with their answer.

lavans
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2009-05-08T12:25:42Z

#14

This is what i got from them........

Sample code of the aspx page in C# 2.0:
=========================================

StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(Request.InputStream);
String xmlDoc = reader.ReadToEnd();

If you now aspx files, in the “<%@ Page” header must add “ValidateRequest="false"” for that it works.

If you send the data URLEncoded, the code decode this (optional):
xmlDoc = HttpUtility.UrlDecode(xmlDoc, Encoding.UTF8);

Edited by user 2009-05-08T13:17:55Z | Reason: Not specified

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2009-05-08T14:41:34Z

#15

Thanks. We will check out what might be required from our side.

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2009-05-25T23:23:33Z

#16

Please test 5.1.5. where this is implemented. This version currently located in the Beta forum.

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lavans
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2009-05-27T12:48:16Z

#17

Hi,

Posting a xml file works now 😁 😁 😁

but stil a question ,

how do i post several (*.xml) files after another and delete them after they are posted.

I want to use a wildcard for the filename.

ronald

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2009-05-27T20:13:31Z

#18

Currently we have have no filter/wildcard in that field. The question is what you are trying to accomplish. Most users use the File Trigger to watch a certain folder then use Variabels passed to Tasks like this. Then you can make it dynamic.

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lavans
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2009-05-28T09:38:12Z

#19

We want to POST a bunch of XML files one after another.

the problem is that the filenames of the xml files are random so thats why i want to use the wildcard *.xml.

how can i accomplish the one by one POST ?

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2009-05-28T09:56:00Z

#20

The question is where the files come from. I assumed you wanted to automate this, not create a one time post?

If you want to automate this you must think in terms - where do my files come from and when do they come?

Either way, you should use the File Trigger to watch the folder where the files come from. Then set "put job in queue" option on the Job. The use the LastTrigger variable to get the file path into your Task.

This way the files will be posted everytime a file hits that directory.

If you, for any reason, want to do this only once you can set it up the same way - and just copy the files to that directory.

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