Socket - xml back to server

[brianc49423945]

I have a long script running (on InDesign) that I would like to keep track of running on another PC in our network.

I've created a simple Jquery/Boostrap web interface that reads in a XML file every few minutes. So what I am looking doing is have this long running script create a XML file, which the web interface will display.

The issue I am having is constructing the XML to post back to the server. I can read a file fine.

var website = "mySillytest.com:80";
var path = "/thingy/newXMLDocument.xml";
reply = "";
conn = new Socket;
if (conn.open (website)) {
    conn.write ("GET "+path+" HTTP/1.0\n\n");    
    reply = conn.read(999999); 
    conn.close();
}else{
    $.writeln ("NO CONNECTION");
    }
$.writeln(reply);

I'm just overwriting the same file newXMLDocument.xml all the time at the same location this one is been read from.

I have to use "POST" in conn.write, but I'm unsure how to proceed from there.

Any pointers would be welcome.

[Loic.Aigon]

If it's on a same network why not simply write the file to a shared volume ?

var log = function(data) {
  var f = File ( "/shared/volume/directory/log.xml" );
  f.encoding = "UTF-8";
  f.open('a');
  f.writeln ( data.toXMLString() );
  f.close();
}
var data = <data date="xxx" message="sdkljlqdjslk"/>
log ( data );

FWIW

Loic

Ozalto | Productivity Oriented - Loïc Aigon

[Vamitul]

the .write() method's parameter is a string. So you can either construct the xml in memory and pass it to the write method (conn.write(theXml.toXMLString()) or,if you have the xml in a file, you need to open that file, read it's contents (close it) and pass the content to the connection.

However, Loic is right. If you can use a file, don't bother with the socket.

Or, if you want to use the socket, then your web app should not try to look for a file, but just accept incoming connections from indesign.