How can i pull data from from a file and write it to a txt locally every hour
 

So i need to pull data from a file on a site (www.site.com/file.txt) and want to write it to another text file on my server where i have a program running that needs that file. Lets say once per hour.
I need to store it locally because the program will crash if i pull it directly from the original url.

Know what i mean?

You mean thats your pea crop you want to harvest every hour? :winkwink:

you can do this with cURL.

its like 1 line of code

Zip it bumboy

Nevermind, i googled it and its not compatible with Windows.

A simple cron job on wget should be enough for that. Or a small script if you want to check for data integrity or whatever.

Edit: nevermind.

Can it be done without a cronjob?

Sure, like with the php sleep function, but why make things harder than necessary?

Do you need to append or replace the file?

spamming is bad mr

i love this looooooool

Replace.

Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

Is there something funny?

download this: http://curl.haxx.se

How to download a file with curl:

curl -o proxylist.txt http://www.proxyserver.com/proxy.txt

Just use Task Manager on windows to run this every hours.

Manual : http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manual.html

writing a script/proggie to do it would prolly be ++ easy but, you could do it with a simple backup program like handybackup/super flexible file sync. Just set it to download the file every 59th min and upload (to server2) every 60th.

Cool cool! Gonna try it..thanks!
Proxy.txt eh? No clue what yer talking about.

Nah, (most) proxy providers only let you use there proxies on one server. :Graucho

lol , dont be a retard. They even have a version for Amiga.

I use it on 8 Windows box. Nerver got any problems with it. They have a unix AND a windows version.

Its like 75k for windows.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Hey you got icq dude?

Hahaha sorry.

Ok, im a retard...care to help me out on icq for 5 mins?
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:/

Going to lunch , ill explain you tonight.

Yes why?
:)

Ok...

Well maybe someone else can tell me this.
Right now i set a task to run it every hour and run this line:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\curl.exe -o locafile.txt http://www.site.com/file.txt"

But that doesnt work.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\curl.exe
This does but with -0 behind it it says that it can find curl.exe

free uh "txt/cgi/php" manger that can update every x minutes :Graucho

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For good not evil

hydro, is that processor working ok for you?

... and a mac.
:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

nerver played with DOS eh? ;)

Create a text file

Type this in the file:
curl.exe -o locafile.txt http://www.site.com/file.txt

Rename the file proxy.bat and put it in the same folder as curl.exe.

And set the Task Manager to run the bat file every hours.

Thanks, that saved me a lot of work!

Thanks so much for your help...Hydro's proggy got it working in 3 mins.

Hmm, what are peas?

np
:thumbsup