how do i set up CGI to update daily schedules

[luv2liv]

daily schedule page
i have been updating "today's schedule" manually.
i know CGI can update the page everyday, but searched and found nothing. do you know what function of CGI does this so i'll know where to begin to look?
im not a programmer, but im willing to learn.

thanx!

 

[igowerf]

Maybe a Cron job

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: luv2liv
daily schedule page
i have been updating "today's schedule" manually.
i know CGI can update the page everyday, but searched and found nothing. do you know what function of CGI does this so i'll know where to begin to look?
im not a programmer, but im willing to learn.

thanx!

You write a script to do whatever it is you are currently doing every day by hand, then set up a cron job that runs every night.

You really didn't include any useful information as far as getting that process automated. Is the data fort he schedule in a database? Being handed to you on paper? How far in advance do you get schedule information? How long do you spend every day updating the page?

 

[luv2liv]

the yoga schedule is fixed for now.
what i do every night manually is update the table that includes the date, day, classes, and all the links to the teachers and classes. its painful.
there are no DB and no script. this is just a personal business of a friend, so theres nothing fancy as DB.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: luv2liv
the yoga schedule is fixed for now.
what i do every night manually is update the table that includes the date, day, classes, and all the links to the teachers and classes. its painful.
there are no DB and no script. this is just a personal business of a friend, so theres nothing fancy as DB.

So then where do you expect the CGI script to get the data for the next day from? It has to be in some readable electronic format.