URL question

[T. R. Ponn]

Varen,

This also works:

on mouseUp
  put "16bie" into user
  get url("http://www.alptex.com/products/emulators/alptex16bie/"&user)
  put it into msg -- the html of the page titled "16bie.html" on our 
site is in the msg box
end mouseUp

Best Regards,

Tim Ponn



Varen Swaab wrote:

> Hi
>
> I'm trying to load a file from a server by constructing an url which 
> has a variable as part of the string. When I remove the variable code 
> and use just a straight url everything works fine, the file on the 
> server is found and loaded:
>
> get url "http://www.domain.com/view/xml/name/5"    <<< this works!!
>
> However, when I try to insert a variable into the url string the file 
> still loads from the server but the variable was not correctly passed 
> onto the server--- resulting in the wrong page being sent back.
>
> global user
> put "5" into user
> get url "http://www.domain.com/view/xml/name/&user&"  <<< this doesn't 
> work
>
> Klaus' suggestion didn't work either:
>
> get url("http://www.domain.com/view/xml/name/" & user)  <<< this 
> doesn't work either
>
> I'm confident other parts of this, such as the server, etc are setup 
> properly because if I simply put a "5" in the url I get the correct 
> response.
>
> I hope this is enough information.
>
>
> Var
>
>
>
> On 18-Mar-05, at 11:27 AM, Frank D. Engel, Jr. wrote:
>
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>> What do you mean it "doesn't work"?  Do you get an error message, or 
>> do you expect something to happen that doesn't...
>>
>> If you could be more specific about what you are trying to do, we 
>> could probably help you more effectively.
>>
>> On Mar 18, 2005, at 1:50 PM, Varen Swaab wrote:
>>
>>> Klaus
>>>
>>> Thanks for the idea but this doesn't work either. There is something 
>>> about this syntax that isn't right. Do you have another idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18-Mar-05, at 1:57 AM, Klaus Major wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Varen,
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm new at this so please go easy...
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to put a global variable into a url string and I'm not 
>>>>> getting it to work. I think my syntax is messed up. The variable 
>>>>> is set properly. The variable is named "user" and has a value of  "3".
>>>>>
>>>>> get url "http://www.domain.com/view/xml/name/&user&"
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to write this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> maybe you mean this:
>>>>
>>>> get url("http://www.domain.com/view/xml/name/" & user)
>>>>
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> You have to "build" the appropriate string first...
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks very much
>>>>>
>>>>> Var
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Klaus Major
>>>> klaus at major-k.de
>>>> http://www.major-k.de
>>>>
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>>
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>> $ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
>> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
>> Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
>> everlasting life.
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