Can Rev as CGI pull an URL's HTML into a variable?

[Mark Smith]

I can't remember what it is, but there's a -v or -s or something you  
can put in curl string to stop it doing that...

Mark

On 16 Aug 2006, at 19:17, Andre Garzia wrote:

> Rob,
>
> try:
>
> pput $QUERY_STRING into searchstring
>>>   put "http://www.imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=" & searchstring into  
>>> searchURL
>>>   put shell("curl" && searchURL) into databack
>
> beware that curl will put more data in the answer such as transfer  
> time. You'll need to use lineoffset to find where to start.
>
> Andre
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2006, at 2:54 PM, RGould8 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, I'm afraid I'm having the same problem, using the script you  
>> provided.
>>  I do get 90% of the html, but the loading process just hangs.
>>
>> Server:   Mac OS X Tiger 10.4
>> Client:   Safari or Firefox
>>
>> Could it be something with Mac OS X?
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/16/06 3:34:31 AM, dcragg at lacscentre.co.uk  
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On 16 Aug 2006, at 04:49, rgould8 at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> When I run the below script as a CGI, I get, maybe 90% of the html
>>>> back, but it hangs at the end for some reason.  Is there a
>>>> character-limit to how much text libURL can retrieve at once?
>>>
>>> There's no limit.
>>>
>>> As a first step, I'd suggest you retrieve the url before you  
>>> starting
>>> sending back any response from your CGI. Something like this  
>>> (untested):
>>>
>>> #!revolution
>>>
>>> on startup
>>>
>>>   start using stack "liburl_1.1.5_minus.rev"
>>>
>>>   put $QUERY_STRING into searchstring
>>>   put "http://www.imdb.com/find?s=tt&q=" & searchstring into  
>>> searchURL
>>>   put URL searchURL into databack
>>>   if the result <> empty then ##error occurred
>>>    put "error" && the result into databack
>>>   end if
>>>
>>>   put "parameter   = " & urlDecode($QUERY_STRING) into tRet
>>>   put cr & "databack = " & databack after tRet
>>>
>>>   put "Content-Type: text/plain" & cr
>>>   put "Content-Length:" & length(tRet) & cr & cr
>>>
>>>   put tRet
>>>
>>>   wait 20 milliseconds ##helps with some servers
>>>   end startup
>>>
>>> If this still has problems, let us know.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Dave
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