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That doesn't sound like a CGI program to me.

I think that you need a Perl script which uses LWP to grab the data from the web page and puts it in the database using DBI/DBD. You'd then set up a cron job to run your script periodically.

No CGI there at all.

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Re: Re: program with a timer
by Caillte (Friar) on Jan 12, 2001 at 15:08 UTC

    An alternative for win xx users:

    
$five_mins = 300; 
while(not $exit_condition) {
    # Run LWP code here

    sleep($five_mins);
}

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      On WINNT you can use their AT command to schedule programs to run. I've used it for automating cron-type jobs and it works reasonably well.

      Simply type  

          at/?

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      in your DOS/command window to get more information.

      Mick
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        and, in case no one knows but may care, wincron...it's free

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