CD tracking

[SWD]

Recently I have been requested to make a CD that can be tracked for marketing purposes. Example: if 1000 CDs were sent out and client wants to know how many of those were actually viewed and how long was each was viewed for. I know to use http.submit (and submit to a database on a server) and that can track the first part. What about time spent?

Anyone done something like this with Autoplay? Searching on Google you find several companies that do this sort of thing and of course they do not mention they use AutoPlay :)

Thanks!

[Bruce]

I was doing this in my Realtor CDs. I pulled info from .txt files like realtor’s name date and how many times it hade been run off line. But not the amount of time spent in each area. This could be done w/ the on time event and saved to an .ini file… I would think. :huh

Oh B.T.W. I was sending emails to myself. I was not sending them to a server.

[Corey]

Yes it can be done, depending on how you want to implement it there are a variety of ways to do this. :yes

[Clinical]

Actually this feature would be perfect for a project I have in the new year. Is there sample code of this function anywhere? Couldn't see it on any of the examples threads.

[AXXESS]

Make sure you are careful how this is implemented.... sounds like a spyware app... :o

[Clinical]

Make sure you are careful how this is implemented.... sounds like a spyware app... :o

Would need some kind of acceptance box. Maybe where the customer has to enter just their name and email address to register the disk to view it?
This way it is with consent.
Maybe a comments box option as well where they can tell me if they liked the sotware (or whatever it is on the demo disk)

[Byte]

hi Clinical,

here is a litle app that can be used to force the user to send information to you via e-mail before he can use your app.
you need a webserver to upload the attached little php-script that sends the data to your e-mail adress.

byte