HttpPost Component/Two Way monitoring and control via web

[HC Engineering]

So I may be getting to in over my head considering I've been using FS for just a few days now, but my application was simple, and now I just need to hammer out some reporting, and communications details.

I am trying to find some information on the HttpPost component, but it seems to be rather ellusive. The component reference guide does not list this item, and a forum search query gives me silly errors about me trying to search for things that are "too common".

Anyway, my goal is to be able to use the http post to post system status information on a website that is accessible via smarthphone, or internet browser anywhere in the world that has internet.

I thought I saw a component to retrive http data as well, but now I can't seem to locate it. If possible, I would like to be able to send information back to my .exe file as well. The end goal would be real time monitoring and control via web browser or device specific application.

Does anyone have any information, or an existing example with two way data transfer via http post (or any other suggested method)?

Thanks in advance for any help, being so new, any info is bound to be useful.

HC

[Embedded]

I've use the http post module before. I'll dig out some examples on Monday (out of the office till then).

[HC Engineering]

Thanks Embedded! That would be hugely appreciated. A big part of my problem could be my lack of understanding http, headers etc. I have my own domain, and ability to create a page to recieve the headers from flowstone, just don't know the particulars of formatting etc.

Have you used the http post for two way monitoring/control applications?

Thanks again!!!

HC

[ebrzez]

Good afternoon,

looking forward to V2 release, this week...

Monitoring and controlling via the web would be a good example to show the power of the new platform.

Ed

[Morph]

forum search query gives me silly errors about me trying to search for things that are "too common"

Yep, can this be fixed, please?

[sal]

with the http post module you cam only send data to web forms.
If you need to get data too, you have to develop a script outside flowstone, then inside flowstone import some kind of text file generated by the script.

This is how i've done it in flowstone until it will be enhanced with database support and the ability to open web pages.

[infuzion]

with the http post module you cam only send data to web forms.
If you need to get data too, you have to develop a script outside flowstone, then inside flowstone import some kind of text file generated by the script.

This is how I've done it in flowstone until it will be enhanced with database support and the ability to open web pages.

Can't the Ruby scripting in FS be used to open & mangle webpages?

[Morph]

forum search query gives me silly errors about me trying to search for things that are "too common"

Yep, can this be fixed, please?

I'm talking about the forum search. For example type "http" or "post" will give you error: "too common".

[sal]

with the http post module you cam only send data to web forms.
If you need to get data too, you have to develop a script outside flowstone, then inside flowstone import some kind of text file generated by the script.

This is how I've done it in flowstone until it will be enhanced with database support and the ability to open web pages.

Can't the Ruby scripting in FS be used to open & mangle webpages?

nope, ruby is very limited inside flowstone at the moment.