An image representing a flowchart design of the application is shown on the right. Click on the image or here to get the full file in SmartDraw format. The application structure consists of two parts. A C++ program is the main part. It is essentially a server-side application, implemented via Sockets (Sockets are used for communication between remote locations via a standard protocol, in this case a client and a server via the TCP/IP protocol). It establishes connection with the remote server, sends a package of data via a standard HTTP request, and then waits for a response. Once response is received, the data collected is stored in a temporary file and connection with server is closed. Control is then transferred to an Active Server Page(ASP), which performs certain operations on the data received from the remote server and stores it in another file. (The image on the right is in SmartDraw format. You will not be able to view it, unless you have a SmartDraw viewer installed. You can download a free SmartDraw viewer by clicking here).

An HTML file serves as a portal to the application, i.e. user login is servised through it, and another HTML file functions as a warning when incorrect password and/or username is entered.