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HTTP Client input task properties are as follows:
General tab
l URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server from which the file must be downloaded. Since this is a variable property box,
variables may be used, as well as the Get Data and Select Data commands. Note that when PlanetPressSuite Work-
flow Tools connects to a secure page, an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) connection is automatically used.
l Server requires authentication: Check this option if the HTTP server requires user authentication. This enables
the following options.
l Username: A user name known to the Web server.
l Password: The password associated with the username entered above.
"Other" Tab
l Job Information group
l Information elements:indicates what job infos are automatically created by the input task.
l Add lines before first data page:Using the arrows keys you can add any job information directly at the
beginning of your data file.
l Backup input files:Check this to save a copy of each data file that is captured by your input. These files are saved in
the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools working folders under the "Backup"folder.
l Backup filename:Enter the filename that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
l Delete Existing Metadata:Check to remove any metadata from memory. This option is disabled on initial input
tasks, and is checked by default on secondary input tasks.
Job Information definitions
l %1- URLaddress:Contains the full URL that was requested by the task. This includes any GETvariables in the
URL.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
HTTP Server Input
HTTP Server input tasks are used to receive HTTP requests made via GET or POST commands and to send replies to the
servers from which the requests were made. The HTTP server supports both http and https.
While you can insert the HTTPServer Input Task anywhere in your process as a secondary input task, in reality the
HTTPServer Input Task will only function when used as the initial input, as it is triggered when the PlanetPress Suite
Workflow Tools HTTPServer receives a request and passes it on to the correct task.
Input
The HTTPServer Input task does not, by itself, capture any files. Neither does it directly wait for requests to be received. Actu-
ally, it is the HTTPservice that receives the requests and places them in a specific location on the drive. When a request is
received, the HTTPServer Input polls that location and finds the requests and all attachments. It will always pick up the
"oldest"request received.