Re: [Openinteract-help] using OI functions in perl scripts outside the webserver?

[Chris W. <ch...@cw...>]

On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 02:06, Chris McDaniel wrote:
> I would like to write a script that I could cron that would read in a csv
> file and create user accounts based on the contents.  I'd like to use OI
> functions to ensure that security and whatnot gets set properly.  I've
> looked at the way users are created within OI, but I don't see a way to get
> $R outside the web server (as there is not a request, right?).  Is there
> another way to call OI functionality without having a request to base if on?

Check the script:

 $WEBSITE_DIR/pkg/base_security-x.xx/script/create_object_security.pl

for an example. It's actually really easy!

Chris

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