If there is an XML file generated everyday and I need to retrieve certain vital information from it on an everyday basis how can I write a program to make this happen automatically at a specified time. People say use timer events. Which tool should I use? How should I go about this? Please help!
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Does this program run constantly, like a service, or does it just need to run once a day? – Alastair Campbell Aug 12 '14 at 11:24
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Do you have an OS to run on, a programming language of choice? – Stewart Aug 12 '14 at 11:25
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Please specify what kind of language/environment: would a unix shell script be suitable? – Francois Aug 12 '14 at 11:26
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A suggested approach would be using a script in Python (just because I prefer it, but can be any other), on a Linux environment and using crontab, to retrieve the info at a specific time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crontab
You were not clear if the XML file is local, or remote, and need to handle that with your software.
An example of Python parsing a XML is here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1912434/how-do-i-parse-xml-in-python
If the XML is on a HTTP server, I would recoment Python Requests module.
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