[TriLUG] Uploading Race Info Automatically: question

[Owen]

There's a Perl module, XML::Excel, to generate an XML doc from an Excel
spreadsheet. Then you could use XSLT to transform the XML into HTML. An
alternative is to use another Perl module, Spreadsheet::Read, to read
the spreadsheet and write out HTML. I guess it would depend on whether
you're more adept at Perl or XML/XSLT as to which approach to go for.

Owen

On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 01:01:20PM -0400, Carl Crider wrote:
> I need to auto upload race results from a race course.
> 
> Ok, here's the scenario:
> 
> This is for Slalom Skateboard racing. We have a timer that gives
> us the times of each racer. That info is typed into a spreadsheet.
> In order to save the timing guy from being hassled, there is a networked
> PC in another tent. That PC has a 42" TV screen to show the racers where
> they stand. [those PC's are windoze]
> 
> My goal is to get/capture this info onto my linux laptop and have it posted
> to the web [maybe a blog] automatically. I want to try and take factor-X
> out of the equation, because factor-X gets bored or hungry and walks away
> from the laptop, forgetting to update the wesite. I am racing and don't have
> time
> to babysit the info either. Any ideas? I do have the webspace, and WordPress
> space to use. We do have WiFi access for everything.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Carl