Hello. I have a DAT file that gets update it every 20 minutes . Now my question is , how can I make a script that will get those data and send it to an email every 1 hour. Or may be beter post it on a web address. The DAT file only has like three differents numbers separaded by commas.

probably setup a cron job using a ftp command that reads its sequence in a file

do a LQ search for cron job, cron etc.. there are some helpful posts out there.

titanium_geek

Thank you all for the reply. Here is exacly what I want to do with better details....
I have a Linux server ( Netmax.com ), in there I have a folder that holds two .dat files ( Station#1_Public.dat" ) and ( Station#2_Public.dat" ). Those files updates
every 1 minute. In those files hold weather information such as temperature, wind speed, wind direction. Here is an example what is inside.

TOACI1","Station#1","Public"
"TMSTAMP","RECNBR","Batt_Volt","Wind_Speed","Wind_Direction","Temperature","Wind_Chill"
"2004-01-01 02:23:04",57458,12.7687044,0,35.1207504,57.6469803,57.6469803

In windows XP, I have a software that converts those numbers into easy to read info (Example on Bottom) and store the .dat file on the server (Netmax).

Batt_Volt : 12.76
Wind_Speed: 0
Wind_Direction: NE
Temperature: 57.64
Wind_Chill: 57.64

Now is there a way you can make a script that will grab those information and upload it into .html format . So that way I can go to that page with my cell phone or PDA
and read the info by going to that page?

you don't need to convert it in html format. you can browse a text file on your browswer.

go see the man page of your command-line ftp client (ftp, ncftp...) and see how you can feed the connexion and transfer commands through a text file.

Then you set a cron job (look for a cron how-to or tutorial) at each minute to execute the ftp commands that reads the command file, and uploads your text file on a web server, using a .txt or .html extension.

I know exactly how to do all this, but you won't learn if I tell you everyting.

Write back if you have problems.

hth

give him a hint: all I wanted to know was a simple thing, that was giving me grief, but they wouldn't tell me... I almost gave up in frustration...
moral: don't spoonfeed him, but give him a hint.

titanium_geek

I believe I provided a sufficient amount of 'tips'. He'll try on his own, if he really cannot do it, I'll tell him.

Can you please tell me how to do it?

did you check the manpages of your ftp client?

did you search for cron/crond/crontab tutorials?

Yes and i dont know how to start with this.

ok then what is your command-line ftp client?
what distro are you using?

I typed ncftp and I got
NcFTP 3.0.3 (April 15, 2001) by Mike Gleason (ncftp@ncftp.com)

Ok, then read the manpage for ncftpput

man ncftpput