automate product database upload

[Alex Pukinskis]

I need to automate product database upload for a ShopSite store. I have
an external program that automatically generates the data file on the
server in the proper format, and I just need to trigger the import. I
tried forming a URL with the "GET" information needed, and this didn't
work, so I tried duplicating the form, and still had trouble (an
Internal Server Error).

Examining the form that allows product database upload indicates that
there's some sort of key that gets generated. Does this key need to be
generated immediately before upload? Has anyone else tried automating
the product database upload process?

-Alex