Re: HTTP_Client and files

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:26:00 -0500, Andrew Nagy <asnagy@webitecture.org> wrote: > Justin Patrin wrote: > > > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:46:29 -0500, Andrew S. Nagy > > <asnagy@webitecture.org> wrote: > > > >>Is it possible to use HTTP_Client to download files that are posted by a > >>form? At the moment, I get a blank body value when I try it, unless I > >>am doing something wrong. > >> > >>I would like to automate a process of downloading files via a web form, > >>similar to fopen where I can get the data back in a string. > >> > > > > If you're trying to download a remote file, yes HTTP_Client (and > > HTTP_Request) can do this. Could you give more info? > > Yes, I want to be able to download a remote file that is sent via a web > form with HTTP_Client. > > The form upon submit sends a file to the client for download, I would > like to be able to download this file using HTTP_Client. When I tried > it, I just got the body field empty and no data. > > Can you give me an example as how to do this? > Post the form using HTTP_Client and read the file back. If it's not working, check the headers returned and see if they look right. Sorry, I can't really help you with more unless I know some specifics/see some code. I have multiple scripts which use HTTP_Client to download files in this manner and they work fine. It often takes looking into the HTML of the form and watching the headers of a normal web browser transaction to get it done, though. Perhaps there's a redirect? Usually when the body's empty, there's something in the headers. Try turning on the auto-redirect functionality of HTTP_Client/Request. -- Justin Patrin