Read input from hyperlink calling my AutoIt script

[lulu]

Is it possible to construct a hyperlink on my Intranet web page that calls my AutoIt exe AND passes my AutoIt script a variable? I've written a script that reads input from a CSV file. My script is called from a web page. I'd like to have multiple hyperlinks that call this script, where each different link provides for different input file. So, I'm trying to do two things:

1. Provide a file name (or any unique variable) in the web page hyper link.

2. And then have access to that variable from within my script.

Is this possible in AutoIt?

[DW1]

Yes I believe this is possible. I have written some really similar things using AU3CGI (AutoIt for Web). Do search in the forums for either AU3CGI or autoit for web.

[KaFu]

Funny that you ask this question , just thought about this one yesterday! One way that came to my mind was to create a new protocol handle in the registry, something like http://... in this case of course more something like au3:// >_<...

Look at HKEY_Classes_Root/http for a registry sample.

Parsing that to a running app would need some tweaking, I'm not sure but I guess that would invoke a new instance of your app. Maybe let the app check at start if another instance is running and if so parse the input data via a freq. checked ini-file to the running instance? Just some thoughts ...

Edited August 14, 2009 by KaFu