advice for comunication between autoit and linux machine

[ShadowElf 0]

hi all

I'm gone to develop an aplication... a combination of autoit, and web.

what is my problem... on a linux machine with apache and all web stuff... when someone click one link... I must run a command wich tell to an autoit script  to do somethnig.

I have no ideea where to start. It is possible?

 

 

 

[ShadowElf 0]

I was thinking to make a ftp server on windows machine... web click make linux to copy a file to ftp server and autoit script to watch for file.... and if exist do something and then delete it...

it is a better solution?

[JohnOne 1,589]

AutoIt does not run on linux OS.

[orbs 172]

AutoIt being a strictly Windows thing, implement it directly on Linux would involve Wine running your AutoIt script as a service. possible, but I would NEVER do it in production. so your 2nd choice is much more applicable - although also your AutoIt script must run as a service.

for watching for the file: search the forum for filesystem monitoring - or just loop over FileExists() with some Sleep()

for running as a service: search the forum for "compile service" - or use SrvAny in the usual way:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890/en-us

start by reading a bit, let us know if you need help for a more concrete idea.

[guinness 1,465]

It's probably quicker to learn a 'Linux friendly' language, as you will be jumping through more hoops than at the hoop Olympics!

[spudw2k 176]

I think Java would be a good candidate; write once, run twice.

[water 1,885]

There's a thread on the forum where a guy created an AutoIt script to send commands to a Linux box and return the result to AutoIt.

It was quite complex and I'm not sure how well it worked.

I think it is better to search for a cross platform language.