Re: [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:] question
Re: [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:] question
- Subject: Re: [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:] question
- From: Marc Weil <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:01:19 -0500
But I am using an NSURL.
NSString *serverSideList = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL
URLWithString:@"
http://www.northsoftproductions.com/cgi-bin/example.cgi";]];
And btw, when I access the text file directly, the data downloads fine, so
it must be a program with the Perl script. Strange.
-- Marc Weil
On 2/13/03 3:19 PM, "Scott Anguish" <email@hidden> wrote:
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The problem is that stringWithContentsofURL: only works with file://
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scheme URLS, and not with http or the other schemes
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>
You'll need to use NSURL to download the data, convert the NSData to an
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NSString and then go to town.
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On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 01:34 PM, Marc Weil wrote:
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> That file doesn't exist because I can't give the URL to the *real*
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> script.
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> It's secret :-D. So I just typed in a fake one.
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>
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> The reason why I thought it was expecting an NSString in the file is
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> people
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> stringWithContentsOfURL seems to parallel stringWithContentsOfFile.
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> Maybe
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> I'll try to access the text file directly rather than going through a
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> script
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> to see if that works. At least then I will be able to tell whether it
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> is a
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> problem with the Perl script or a problem with receiving plaintext
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> using
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> NSString.
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