Thanks Timothy. However, I'm not sure if I understand...
constraining to html? I said I wanted to avoid html and the need to supply
the path of the file via form. Below is my short script; all I want to do is
to be able to specify the path of the file within the script, instead of
waiting for the input from the form.
#!/usr/bin/perl -W
use DBI;
use CGI ':standard';
print "Content-type:text/html\n\n";
my $file = param('uploadfile'); #(my $file = "C:\folder\filename.html"; -
doesn't work )
open(UPLOAD, ">../employees/schedule.html") || Error();
my ($data,$length,$chunk);
while ($chunk = read ($file, $data, 1024)){
print UPLOAD $data;
}
close(UPLOAD);
sub Error { print "Couldn't open temporary file: $!"; exit;}
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mariusz '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:18 AM
Subject: RE: uploading without using forms :(
>
> Are you uploading this file to somewhere outside of your LAN/WAN? I guess
> what I'm wondering is, why are you constraining yourself to using http?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mariusz
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 3/11/02 6:48 PM
> Subject: uploading without using forms :(
>
> Thanks for your suggestion, Mathew. However, the problem I have is how
> to
> avoid using any form (html) all together.
> This is what I'm trying to accomplish:
>
> 1. There is a file in a given location ( e.g. C:\folder\file.html).
> 2. I call the script via http address.
> 3. The script uploads the file.html and "knows" already where to look
> for
> it.
>
> Mariusz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mariusz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: uploading without using forms
>
>
> > a hidden field on the form?
> >
> > On Tuesday 12 Mar 2002 12:53 am, you wrote:
> > > Is there a way to upload a file without being forced to provide the
> > > directory path through the "param()" function? I basically want
> people
> to
> > > click on the button (within Access db) that would automatically
> upload
> > > their file and post it onto the website. I basically created a macro
> that
> > > opens a location www.domainname.com/upload.cgi but the problem is
> that I
> > > don't know how to include the location of the file being uploaded in
> the
> > > script (since the location of the file will always be the same) so
> the
> > > user is not asked to provide it.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Mariusz
> >
> > --
> > Matthew Harrison
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> >
> >
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