Auto email after upload

[alexwren]

Hello,

Does anyone know a good utility/windows component to allow an automated email to be triggered when Actinic has performed an upload? I though maybe I could use the 'run file after upload' option to trigger a batch file.

The email can be the same each time as I only need to be notified.

Point being I can then ensure that the froogle feed etc is updated to match the new shop product lines.

[NormanRouxel]

You could add some Perl to MergeDiff.pl that sends an email. This routine is run at the end of every upload. You could call sub SendMail in ACTINIC.pm to do the actual work.

[alexwren]

You could add some Perl to MergeDiff.pl that sends an email. This routine is run at the end of every upload. You could call sub SendMail in ACTINIC.pm to do the actual work.

Sounds great.....Any idea where I can learn more about this please?

Alex

[zmagyar]

Open MergeDiff.pl in a plain text editor then find the following lines:

SendResponse("OK\n");
CompleteResponse();
exit;

Then edit it to have something like this

SendResponse("OK\n");
CompleteResponse();
#
# Send upload notification
#
ACTINIC::SendMail("<Actinic:Variable Name="SmtpServer"/>",
	'your_email_address@somewhere.com',
	'The email subject',
	'Your message');	
exit;

Before you try this don't forget to replace the dummy eamil address with yours.
Please note the usual disclaimer on script customisation applies here.

[Jan]

Easiest way to do this would be to use our One Stop Automation product and schedule one task to upload and then schedule a task to upload to froogle.

Regards,

[alexwren]

Easiest way to do this would be to use our One Stop Automation product and schedule one task to upload and then schedule a task to upload to froogle.

Regards,

Thanks for this Jan,

However the set-up we have already creates quite a complicated Froogle feed based on an export from the clients in-house database. All I need to know is when they have uploaded so I can keep it all in sync (and keep an eye on what they are doing!).

Alex

[alexwren]

Open MergeDiff.pl in a plain text editor then find the following lines:

SendResponse("OK\n");
CompleteResponse();
exit;

Then edit it to have something like this

SendResponse("OK\n");
CompleteResponse();
#
# Send upload notification
#
ACTINIC::SendMail("<Actinic:Variable Name="SmtpServer"/>",
	'your_email_address@somewhere.com',
	'The email subject',
	'Your message');	
exit;

Before you try this don't forget to replace the dummy eamil address with yours.
Please note the usual disclaimer on script customisation applies here.

Nice one - I shall give this a bash later.

Maybe this is just not possible but is there anyway to find out what has been changed between each upload. I don' suppose there is a 'changelog' or similar?

Alex

[NormanRouxel]

Jam on it, eh! There's a table in the database FIleList that contains each file and its upload date and time. No idea how you'd use it though.

[alexwren]

Jam on it, eh! There's a table in the database FIleList that contains each file and its upload date and time. No idea how you'd use it though.

Sorry - just trying to make things easier (and for maybe anybody who reads this thread in the future).

I shall investigate this table further.

As always, your help is invaluable Norman.

Alex