The other way, would require you to have a webserver on a machine at > your work, and the progrma on the client machine HTTP POSTS the info to > a webpage which puts it into a databse for you.
I have a webserver running already, this maybe an option for me. Are u talking about using sockets now? (remember... i am still a newbie and will be for a long time without a real mentor) ----- Original Message ----- From: "vss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: boss's lates idea > should not be TOO hard to do. > Just have a wee program running (hidden) on the machine, or if its on > winnt, win 2k or XP boxes, running as a service, that emails a specific > address that you can setup. > You then have a program running on a mchine that checked that email > address every whatever time interval you want, it then puts the data > into a database. > > The other way, would require you to have a webserver on a machine at > your work, and the progrma on the client machine HTTP POSTS the info to > a webpage which puts it into a databse for you. > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Tracey Maule" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:19:45 +1300 > Subject: [DUG]: boss's lates idea > > > hi there > > > > My boss has had a wonderful idea for our latest system, which will > > track our leased IT equipment. > > > > That is, a small program running on one machine (the leased computer) > > which periodically tells a server (i am guessing over the internet) > > that it exists and where it is. > > > > Can anyone get me pointed in the right direction for this? > > > > Tracey > > Software Developer / Web Master > > Logis > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (025) 213-1065 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
