How do i use Labview to send data to a server website?

[Lancelim91]

Hi all, my current situation is as follows. 

I am going to set up a web server. An example of the address is http://164.78.200.71/healthcare/process,php?

I've created a labview program which will take in the reading of my blood pressure and i'd like to send the captured data to the web server. 

For my scenario, the labview must be able to generate/execute the following command "http://164.78.200.71/healthcare/process,php?ic=xxxx&r1=y&k2=z&submit" This command is important as it will update the server directly with my BP readings.

"ic" being patient's name "r1" and "k2" are the blood pressure parameters

Is labview able to execute such an operation? 

[KateB]

With LabVIEW 2010, you couls use Get.vi under Http Client to perform such task.

Earlier version need to use URL Get HTTP Document.vi of internet toolkit.

[KateB]

Another idea is to write a web service, and do tool>>import>>web service into LabVIEW

[Lancelim91]

Thanks a lot for the input KateB. Will try it out now. 

[Lancelim91]

Hi KateB

I could not find the Get.vi in both the internet and database toolkit. And the labview does not allow us to import our particular web address as well. 

[KateB]

1. Get.vi is for LabVIEW 2010. Internet toolkit must use URL Get HTTP Document.vi.

2. Your URL is not a web service.

[Lancelim91]

I have installed the internet toolkit for labview 8.5 and have checked out the HTTP Document.vi however i don't quite understand. Is anyone able to advise me in detail on what to key in under "URL" "file path" "file path out" "content" "error in" "error out" "default protocol" and "full document URL". 

I hope to be able to pass in numerical values to a web address. 

[beuvink]

I did make something similar, a simple HTTP requester based on the standard TCP functions of labview. It was just something that worked for me but is a stripped down version of HTTP1.1 (very much stripped down). Maybe this is good enough for your demands.

I use projects & libraries a lot so this upload is a distrobution and not a single vi but it should work (labview version 8.6).

[hassanaitlaasri]

Hi everybody,

Please, can everyone help me with this: I use LabVIEW to acquire data from some sensors and I want to implement a program with LabVIEW to send the data periodically to a website. can I use the HTTP functions?  is this the best way ?

thank you in advance