Re: read txt file?

The script I use runs as the user "nobody", and has write permissions in
directories I specify.  I'm not sure how this might work under NT...there
must be some kind of structure for controlling permissions in there...??

D

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Gerholdt <gerholdt(at)fredonia.edu>

Darrell,

I'm in the process of putting final touches on a similar project using ASP
and a web page form.

In this case, the client will fill out the form and submit, and the script
will take the input and overwrite a text file completely and add a little
coding (this is for a text file to be included in a Flash object).

Only thing I have yet to do is move it to the actual production machine.
Reason I'm responding to this is that I anticipate some permissions issues.
The normal web user doesn't have write permissions. Did you have to use some
sort of authentication for this?

Regards,
Michael Gerholdt



> We just made a site while back at http://loanvoice.com for a client who
had
> the same desire.  90% the text content in this site is updated by the
> client.  He uses a web-based interface...and HTML form.  He just pastes
the
> text into a textarea and submits it to a Perl script.  The script marks it
> up with either direct HTML or CSS, according to what is decided for the
> site, and then builds the HTML document that is served to the public.
>
> The general idea is that you need a "middleman" to parse your client's
text,
> mark it up with HTML, and then format the delivery vehicle.  I like Perl
> because its an old habit, but PHP and other server-side scripting
languages
> can all accomplish the same thing.
>
> Of course, you can accomplish the same thing by just uploading the text
file
> as you suggest, and letting the script read it from disk.  The only thing
I
> liked about using the form textarea was that my client had no need to
learn
> to ue an FTP client.
>
> D

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