Date comparison and file download

[Michael Hamstra]

My goal, I would like to Compare the date of a file (one on the local drive,
one on a remote server/url), if a newer resides on the server/url, then
download (and replace the existing).

I have looked into FileXtra, BuddyAPI (CopyFile) and ProgressCopy, but
nothing states whether I can copy from a URL/web and download to a local
drive?? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!.

Michael Hamstra

[Gretchen webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

<<My goal, I would like to Compare the date of a file (one on the local drive,
one on a remote server/url), if a newer resides on the server/url, then
download (and replace the existing).>>

If the files reside on an FTP server you can use ShockFiler Xtra to get the date of the remote file and download it. Lingo's date object will allow you to compare 2 dates. There is a wrinkle if your server and your users are on different time zones.

Gretchen Macdowall
updateStage, inc.

Referring URLs
[url]http://www.updatestage.com/xtras/shockfiler.html[/url]

[Michael Hamstra]

Thanks for your prompt feedback Gretchen.

Michael


"Gretchen" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bodro3$lpe$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> <<My goal, I would like to Compare the date of a file (one on the local

drive,

> one on a remote server/url), if a newer resides on the server/url, then
> download (and replace the existing).>>
>
> If the files reside on an FTP server you can use ShockFiler Xtra to get

the date of the remote file and download it. Lingo's date object will allow
you to compare 2 dates. There is a wrinkle if your server and your users are
on different time zones.

>
> Gretchen Macdowall
> updateStage, inc.
>
> Referring URLs
> [url]http://www.updatestage.com/xtras/shockfiler.html[/url]
>
>
>
>