I believe, you are looking for code for the sending site and for receiving side. The receiving side is simple just import the text file. The sending site will have a command button that will export file the data to ascii file, insert that file to one of the elements using @insert function and @sendmail to send the email. I have not done this but it seems like do-able. You might want to ignore the previous programming reference as simple importing file manually will serve the purpose.

Can someon help me fix this line. I need the file to have quotes, but the quotes seem to be confusing Sesame. This is a command line to startup WS_FTP, then connect to Anti-Virus FTP SIte and autodownload a file. I'm placing this in "on element entry" of a command button.

@shell =("C:\PROGRAM FILES\WS_FTP\wsftppro.exe" -s "Predefined Sites!Anti-Virus!Symantec:/public/english_us_canada/antivirus_definitions/norton
_antivirus/20040303-009-i32-1.exe" -d "local:C:\Sesame\DL\")

Note the open and closed quoates withing the () which, it appears, is needed by windows XP to find the file WS_Ftp.exe but -s should not be in quotes.

This command line works fine from the Start>Run button, but cant get it to work in Sesame.

Thanks!
Steve

One can operate Sesame over the Internet and this would not involve any transferring files. The computer at work has to be connected to Internet preferably through broadband so as to accomodate speed and being connected all the time. Advantage to this is that you can monitor it anytime, anywhere and no special export or import involved. Just a thought.

The Cow, Your suggestion sounds like it would work, but I'm still having problems. (button doesnt seem to do anything and i havent learned how to use the writeln command to give an error message ......yet.

Heres what I'm trying as per your suggestion:

var Vupdate as string

if @askuser("check for updates?", "", "") then

Vupdate = @shell("@chr(34)C:\PROGRAM FILES\WS_FTP\wsftppro.exe@chr(34) -s
     @CHR(34)Predefined Sites!Anti-Virus!Symantec:/public/english_us_canada/antivirus_definitions/norton
_antivirus/20040303-009-i32-1.exe@CHR(34) -d
     @CHR(34)local:C:\Sesame\DL\@chr(34)")


It looks like a dos box pops up for a second, but its too fast to read what its trying to do.

Thanks for the help!

Steve in Texas

Mark,

I pasted your line into sesame (and removed some excess spaces) and it still doesnt do anything.)

I'll keep working on it.

Thanks

Steve in Texas

Carl, thanks for the help. It still didnt work 100%, so I deleted the whole command line except for loading the program itself and it did load, so you technique must be the one that works. I think the problem is the quotes around the -s and -d, etc.

I took a simpler approach and just put the command line in a .bat file and had sesame call the batch file and it worked great.

I appreciate everyones help! I'll learn up on this problem more when i am more experienced with programming.

Steve in Texas

Hi Steve.....the code that I pasted was not directly from Sesame.   I did it from the command line.  Sorry about that.

2.  Here is the correct syntax to handle the long file names.
Quote:

and here is the correct syntax to handle the short file names:
Quote:


These test out OK for me using ElementExitEvent.

In reviewing your comments I found the following:
1.  There was a space missing between /m and recipient.  I have modified the original posting to reflect that change and to insert the space.

2.  I also found that if I have three or more recipients, then it does not work at all!  Curious since all recipients are in one string.  I think that the semicolon delimiter might be causing a problem with @Shell.

3.  But the multiple recipients can be handled with a batch file.  I created a batch files with the following contents:
Quote:
which  executed OK, all three recipients are in there.  Using @Shell("batchfile.bat") works OK.

I will also change the syntax on my original posting to prevent any future confusion.  Thanks for pointing out my error.