Re: Webcam on websites? Ugh!!!

"Webleycity" <webleycity@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:B8417609.2CD8%webleycity@ukonline.co.uk... > > A client wants a webcam on his site. Does any body know what script is used > and how it works. The camera should come with a prog to take a snapshot. Write a batch file that takes a snapshot, then uploads it to your web server. Write a batch file that calls the first batch file every 55 seconds, OR make it a timed job via cron. Add javascript to the web page to call the new graphic every 60 seconds and swap it in after it is finished loading. The five-second difference is to ensure that small delays will not cause the same picture to be reloaded again. If you have loads of space, you could keep an archive; otherwise I suggest overwriting the existing image each time or maybe alternating between two names.