post a file to a users machine

[awreneau]

I'm completely unfamilar with CGI scripts and would really appreciate some help.

I have a problem where I need users to fill out a form submit the information and then have that script send information back to the client for the software they are installing to process, without any intervention of the client. Below the is the exact info from the vendors site:

# Send user details to the software.

Once the user has completed the signup process, the signup web site should redirect the user to a user details file that contains the users username/password etc. The format of this file can be viewed under Advanced Options->How to Preset User Details.

Providing certain conditions are met, the browser will automatically send this file to ISPWizard so that it can automatically finish the configuration of the end users system with the correct information.

For Internet Explorer, the filename must end with the extension ".isd" - e.g. "details.isd"

For Netscape and Mozilla, the web server must report a MIME type of: "application/x-internet-signup-data"

If the above conditions are not met, the user will be prompted to save the file rather than having it being automatically sent to the ISPWizard setup program for processing.

Once ISPWizard has received the configuration data, it will automatically disconnect the connection and close the browser before finishing the configuration process.




Now that you know what I need, how do I go about getting this, I've checked out Matts Script Archive and similar sites but I'm not sure what to look for.

Thanks






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[tviman]

I'm not sure I have a full understanding of what you really need to do.

What is this and where will the user see this?

Advanced Options->How to Preset User Details

Are you trying to write directly to the users machine?

send this file to ISPWizard so that it can automatically finish the configuration of the end users system with the correct information

Where is this file generated?

For Internet Explorer, the filename must end with the extension ".isd" - e.g. "details.isd"

After that, I lost what you wanted to do where and to who's machine. Right away, you have to understand that web pages don't offer two-way communication with the server. It sounds like you want to establish a remote connection to the users machine - something that just can't be done with web technology.



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[PaulTEG]

It sounds like you're looking for a script to be written for you, try rentacoder.com

tviman


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[tviman]

Paul,

the first time I saw that on one of your posts I was really FOTFLOL! I hope that's an original!

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[PaulTEG]

It's like a one wood, only let it see the light of day occassionally, what is rare is beautiful

I do believe its one of mine, but it's on the web to stay for now

Another Classic I sent into Whizzer & Chips (UK Comic) at the age of 10 (26 years hence)

Hear about the thief who robbed the crematorium, and sold the ashes to the cannibals as readi-brek (Breakfast Cereal)

They didn't publish ... B%&*&Ads

I didn't mean to leave your name in my last post, I had a scribe ready and thought I deleted it all. It was along the lines of with web technology some of this can done, but would require user agents on the client machine to initiate transactions ... trusted trojans for want of a better word ... again they'd need to be written

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