Re: Revolutionary: How to Fetch Remote Server Text & Binary Files within JAWS Scripts

  • From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:08:47 -0700

sounds great, though I'd make it ask before it just decides to start downloading;that pisses people off more often than not.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:51 PM
Subject: Fw: Revolutionary: How to Fetch Remote Server Text & Binary Files within JAWS Scripts
I'm forwarding this here as well, since this has the potential to interface serverside web scripts directly with JAWS as independent applications. At any rate, just ignore this if not interested.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:10 AM
Subject: [jawsscripts] Revolutionary: How to Fetch Remote Server Text & Binary Files within JAWS Scripts 



I created this module for another project I'm working on, but thought I
would share this, since I believe this functionality has the power to
revolutionize the nature and versatility of complex scripts at a fundamental 
level.
Now think about this. You have a set of scripts for an advanced application, 
and when the application is upgraded, the version changes, but the JAWS
scripts have to be downloaded and installed separatly to maintain
functionality. Well, how about this scenario instead. The program is
upgraded, and the JAWS scripts automatically check the version of the
application, and compare this with the JAWS script version whether as a
constant or within an INI file. When the versions no longer match, the JAWS 
scripts will automatically check the remote file server to see if any
scripts are available for the new application version. If found, the JAWS
scripts will then automatically download the new JSB, JSD, and JSS files,
and save these within the user's JAWS script directory... All
programmatically, in the background, and without any fuss or muss. Then the 
new scripts start working instantly!

You can also parse server files to check for specific information. For
instance, if you have a PHP file on your server that checks for specific
information, such as the matching of a user's serial number with their name, you can include variables within the url request to send these variables to 
the page, and the result will be returned as a string within the JAWS
scripts.

There are literally so many possibilities with this functionality, that I
can't imagine them all. So, I figure, you are welcome to try. All that I
ask, is that you leave a comment with my name in the script if you decide to 
use the implementation.

Download the zipped script files at:
http://gutterstar.net/mbrs/gateway.php?redirect=../cgi-bin/RemoteServerFetchWithinJAWSScript.zip
Enjoy,

Bryan Garaventa

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