View files online that are offline.

[xShrimp]

I know, I know, the topic sounds odd, but after I explain everything, it'll be easy for you geeks out there (just kidding). Well heres the story, I have a program that I run everytime I sleep or leave the house, and it keeps a log on everything it does into a .txt, so when I'm out I want to beable to view the logs online, is there a way I can view it online as it always updates? Any necessary programs involved?

Thanks, in advance.

-Tony

[NooNoo]

You have two major options

A remote method of accessing the pc in question or creating a web page to view the files.

So question 1, from where do you think you will be accessing the log files... work, internet cafe, web enabled phone?

[Gabriel]

Hi,
There is a third option - sending the file (SMTP/FTP) to a remote online location.
This can be done quite easily by a scheduled Batch file.

For SMTP you can use BLAT
http://www.blat.net/
or Febooti
http://www.febooti.com/products/command-line-email/


WindowsXP has built in FTP - and using Batch scripts there are quite easy:
for more info - go
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/96269


Cheers,
Gabriel

[xShrimp]

i'll look into those options, thanks alot
and i'd be looking at these log files at work, school and other places if i wanna check what has happen

edit:
i looked at the windows ftp batch script, and i understand that you can use it to upload a file, but how do i have it upload on a frequent basis, ie. one hour.

[Gabriel]

i'll look into those options, thanks alot
and i'd be looking at these log files at work, school and other places if i wanna check what has happen

edit:
i looked at the windows ftp batch script, and i understand that you can use it to upload a file, but how do i have it upload on a frequent basis, ie. one hour.

Make the batch script delete the "old" file (the one on the FTP "side"), and upload the new file. Schedule the batch to run Hourly...

Example (to the SCR file):
user
guest
guest
delete file1
put file1
quit


Helped?

Cheers,
Gabriel