Re: How to do an HTTP POST?
Re: How to do an HTTP POST?
- Subject: Re: How to do an HTTP POST?
- From: Rob <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 08:54:30 -0700
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I've seen the emails recently about how to do an HTTP "GET" or "Download"
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command using URL Access scripting. I have a need to do a POST via HTTP
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through post 80 - - - - can someone show me how that's done? I don't think
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it would be the "upload" command within URL Access scripting, as it appears
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to be related to uploading files. Is there another HTTP OSAX command-set
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that handles HTTP POST?
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As an example, I'm trying to configure a DSL router via Applescript. The
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cgi I'm referencing is:
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http://10.0.0.138/cgi/ispname/SetPPPeEUserInfo.cgi
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as the URL, and then I need to POST these parameters:
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userid=usernamevariable1 passwd=userpassword1
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I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to do this POST via Applescript. Any
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assistance is greatly appreciated.
The following test script is a POST example. It should respond with your
parameters (see form_data). Hope this helps. Tested with 0S 9.2.2
Rob
-- start of script
set the action_URL to "
http://www.cc.ukans.edu/cgi-bin/pq.pl";
-- the above cgi sends back your form data arguments, good for testing!
set the form_data to "userid=usernamevariable1&passwd=userpassword1"
set the query_results_file to (path to desktop folder as text) & "My Results
File"
try
with timeout of 20 seconds -- try connecting for 1 minute
tell application "URL Access Scripting"
download the action_URL to file ,
the query_results_file form data form_data replacing yes
with progress
quit
end tell
end timeout
tell application "Finder"
set the file type of the file query_results_file to "TEXT"
set the creator type of the file query_results_file to "MSIE"
open the file query_results_file
end tell
on error the error_message number error_number
tell application "URL Access Scripting" to quit
if the error_number is not -128 then
tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
beep
display dialog the error_message buttons {"Cancel"} default
button 1
end tell
end if
end try
-- end of script
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