post url newbie

[gwbasic]

I'm trying to convert the code below to Rev:

~~~~~~~~~~~
OleObject ie
integer li_rc
string s, msg, q

q = "select * from status"

ie = CREATE OleObject
li_rc = ie.ConnectToNewObject( "Microsoft.XMLHTTP" )

ie.open( "POST", "http://test/query_test.php", False )
ie.setRequestHeader( "Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")

s = URLEncode( q )

TRY
ie.send( "query=" + s)
CATCH (RuntimeError ErrPrint)
MessageBox("ERROR",ErrPrint.GetMessage() )
END TRY

If ie.readyState <> 4 then
msg = "Failed"
else
msg = string(ie.responseText)
end if

MessageBox("HTTP Response", msg)

destroy ie
~~~~~~

but the example in the dictionary is incomplete:

post myData to URL "http://www.example.net/indications.cgi"
post field "Return Values" to URL field "Current Page"

I need to pass the query string to php page "query=" + s. Please help.

[BvG]

It's not incomplete. your query goes into the "myData" part of the first example.

for example

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put "blahblah" into myQuery
urlencode(myQuery)
post myQUery to url "http://someurlthatimadeup.justnow"
put the result && it

[gwbasic]

Thanks.

[gwbasic]

I'm trying to do this:

put "id_no=100" into myQuery
urlencode(myQuery)
post myQUery to url "http://localhost"
put the result && it

I already have web server set up (xampp) with a php service handler. My php handler looks like this:

if ( isset($_REQUEST['id_no']) ) {
print "ok<b>" ;
}
else
{
print "NOT ok<b>" ;
}

But I keep getting NOT ok. So how do set the POST variable "id_no"?

[Mark]

Hi gwbasic,

Don't urlEncode "id_no=100" in its entirety. Instead, just urlEncode "100".

put "id_no=" & urlEncode("100") into myQuery

This will leave "100" unaffected, but when you are going to use more complex strings, encoding the data will appear useful. Don't encode the variable names and the "=" signs. Encode the data only.

Best,

Mark

[gwbasic]

Thank you very much!

[gwbasic]

post myQUery to url "https://localhost"

will the code above work with https?

[Mark]

gwbasic,

Have you read the documentation about the https keyword and tried it?

Best,

Mark