Programmatically create HTTP post

[Mike Lopez]

Thanks for the reply, Bob.

Unfortunately this won't work for me. The external web site is expecting an
HTTP POST document. My .asp server page processes the users' input, then
needs to construct an HTTP POST document that simulates an HTML page with a
<FORM> and four <INPUT> fields. My .asp page then needs to send this to the
external site and the process the results.

Here's what I would love to be able to do. HTTPDOMObject is a fictitious COM
object:

<%

dim sUserInput
dim oHTTPDocument <= fictitious object
dim oXMLHTTP
sUserInput = Request.Form("txtUserInput")

set oHTTPDocument = Server.CreateObject("HTTPDOMObject.Document")
oHTTPDocument.addTextField ("USERID", "MYUSERID")
oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("PWD", "MYPASSWORD")
oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("DETAILLEVEL", "FULL")
oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("SEARCHAGRUMENT", cstr(sUserInput))
oHTTPDocument.Method = "POST"
set oXMLHTTP = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
....
oXMLHTTP.Send(oHTTPDocument.FormData)


I know how to employ the interfaces, I'm not quite sure how to construct the
HTTP POST document.

Does this clarify my problem, or perhaps I'm missing something.

Thanks again,

Mike

"Bob Barrows" <reb_01501@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:u38BFwsSDHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> This is more of a client-side coding question. However, here is a demo

I've

> created that illustrates how to use the XMLHTTPRequest object:
> [url]http://www.thrasherwebdesign.com/index.asp?pi=links&hp=links.asp[/url]
> Scroll down to the Dynamic Listbox demo
>
> HTH,
> Bob Barrows
>
> Mike Lopez wrote:

> > Hello.
> >
> > From an .asp page, I need to "post" out to an external web site that
> > will return a result as an XML document.
> >
> > In particular, when a user posts to my .asp page, I need to simulate
> > a post of a page with four <input> fields, "call out" to the external
> > web site, and then process the returned XML.
> >
> > I was looking at the MSXML 4.0 parser's object model, and there are
> > send() methods of the IXMLHTTPRequest and
> > IServerXMLHTTPRequest/ServerXMLHTTP interfaces, but I'm not sure how
> > to "construct" the HTTP post data to send.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Mike

>
>

[Mark Schupp]

[url]www.aspfaq.com[/url]

look for "Post" or "simulating a post request"

--
Mark Schupp
--
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
Online Learning Solutions Provider
[email]mschupp@ielearning.com[/email]
[url]http://www.ielearning.com[/url]
714.637.9480 x17


"Mike Lopez" <mikelpez@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:eLYUvEtSDHA.1916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> Thanks for the reply, Bob.
>
> Unfortunately this won't work for me. The external web site is expecting

an

> HTTP POST document. My .asp server page processes the users' input, then
> needs to construct an HTTP POST document that simulates an HTML page with

a

> <FORM> and four <INPUT> fields. My .asp page then needs to send this to

the

> external site and the process the results.
>
> Here's what I would love to be able to do. HTTPDOMObject is a fictitious

COM

> object:
>
> <%
>
> dim sUserInput
> dim oHTTPDocument <= fictitious object
> dim oXMLHTTP
> sUserInput = Request.Form("txtUserInput")
>
> set oHTTPDocument = Server.CreateObject("HTTPDOMObject.Document")
> oHTTPDocument.addTextField ("USERID", "MYUSERID")
> oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("PWD", "MYPASSWORD")
> oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("DETAILLEVEL", "FULL")
> oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("SEARCHAGRUMENT", cstr(sUserInput))
> oHTTPDocument.Method = "POST"
> set oXMLHTTP = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
> ...
> oXMLHTTP.Send(oHTTPDocument.FormData)
>
>
> I know how to employ the interfaces, I'm not quite sure how to construct

the

> HTTP POST document.
>
> Does this clarify my problem, or perhaps I'm missing something.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Mike
>
> "Bob Barrows" <reb_01501@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:u38BFwsSDHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > This is more of a client-side coding question. However, here is a demo

> I've

> > created that illustrates how to use the XMLHTTPRequest object:
> > [url]http://www.thrasherwebdesign.com/index.asp?pi=links&hp=links.asp[/url]
> > Scroll down to the Dynamic Listbox demo
> >
> > HTH,
> > Bob Barrows
> >
> > Mike Lopez wrote:

> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > From an .asp page, I need to "post" out to an external web site that
> > > will return a result as an XML document.
> > >
> > > In particular, when a user posts to my .asp page, I need to simulate
> > > a post of a page with four <input> fields, "call out" to the external
> > > web site, and then process the returned XML.
> > >
> > > I was looking at the MSXML 4.0 parser's object model, and there are
> > > send() methods of the IXMLHTTPRequest and
> > > IServerXMLHTTPRequest/ServerXMLHTTP interfaces, but I'm not sure how
> > > to "construct" the HTTP post data to send.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Mike

> >
> >

>
>

[Paul Baker]

Look in this article: for the code that includes the all-important:
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"


"Mark Schupp" <mschupp@ielearning.com> wrote in message
news:%23t5FkeuSDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> [url]www.aspfaq.com[/url]
>
> look for "Post" or "simulating a post request"
>
> --
> Mark Schupp
> --
> Head of Development
> Integrity eLearning
> Online Learning Solutions Provider
> [email]mschupp@ielearning.com[/email]
> [url]http://www.ielearning.com[/url]
> 714.637.9480 x17
>
>
> "Mike Lopez" <mikelpez@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:eLYUvEtSDHA.1916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Thanks for the reply, Bob.
> >
> > Unfortunately this won't work for me. The external web site is expecting

> an

> > HTTP POST document. My .asp server page processes the users' input, then
> > needs to construct an HTTP POST document that simulates an HTML page

with

> a

> > <FORM> and four <INPUT> fields. My .asp page then needs to send this to

> the

> > external site and the process the results.
> >
> > Here's what I would love to be able to do. HTTPDOMObject is a fictitious

> COM

> > object:
> >
> > <%
> >
> > dim sUserInput
> > dim oHTTPDocument <= fictitious object
> > dim oXMLHTTP
> > sUserInput = Request.Form("txtUserInput")
> >
> > set oHTTPDocument = Server.CreateObject("HTTPDOMObject.Document")
> > oHTTPDocument.addTextField ("USERID", "MYUSERID")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("PWD", "MYPASSWORD")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("DETAILLEVEL", "FULL")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("SEARCHAGRUMENT", cstr(sUserInput))
> > oHTTPDocument.Method = "POST"
> > set oXMLHTTP = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
> > ...
> > oXMLHTTP.Send(oHTTPDocument.FormData)
> >
> >
> > I know how to employ the interfaces, I'm not quite sure how to construct

> the

> > HTTP POST document.
> >
> > Does this clarify my problem, or perhaps I'm missing something.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "Bob Barrows" <reb_01501@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:u38BFwsSDHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > This is more of a client-side coding question. However, here is a demo

> > I've

> > > created that illustrates how to use the XMLHTTPRequest object:
> > > [url]http://www.thrasherwebdesign.com/index.asp?pi=links&hp=links.asp[/url]
> > > Scroll down to the Dynamic Listbox demo
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > Bob Barrows
> > >
> > > Mike Lopez wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > From an .asp page, I need to "post" out to an external web site that
> > > > will return a result as an XML document.
> > > >
> > > > In particular, when a user posts to my .asp page, I need to simulate
> > > > a post of a page with four <input> fields, "call out" to the

external

> > > > web site, and then process the returned XML.
> > > >
> > > > I was looking at the MSXML 4.0 parser's object model, and there are
> > > > send() methods of the IXMLHTTPRequest and
> > > > IServerXMLHTTPRequest/ServerXMLHTTP interfaces, but I'm not sure how
> > > > to "construct" the HTTP post data to send.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Paul Baker]

Look in this article:
[url]http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2173[/url]

Look for the code that includes this line:
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Paul

"Mark Schupp" <mschupp@ielearning.com> wrote in message
news:%23t5FkeuSDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> [url]www.aspfaq.com[/url]
>
> look for "Post" or "simulating a post request"
>
> --
> Mark Schupp
> --
> Head of Development
> Integrity eLearning
> Online Learning Solutions Provider
> [email]mschupp@ielearning.com[/email]
> [url]http://www.ielearning.com[/url]
> 714.637.9480 x17
>
>
> "Mike Lopez" <mikelpez@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:eLYUvEtSDHA.1916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > Thanks for the reply, Bob.
> >
> > Unfortunately this won't work for me. The external web site is expecting

> an

> > HTTP POST document. My .asp server page processes the users' input, then
> > needs to construct an HTTP POST document that simulates an HTML page

with

> a

> > <FORM> and four <INPUT> fields. My .asp page then needs to send this to

> the

> > external site and the process the results.
> >
> > Here's what I would love to be able to do. HTTPDOMObject is a fictitious

> COM

> > object:
> >
> > <%
> >
> > dim sUserInput
> > dim oHTTPDocument <= fictitious object
> > dim oXMLHTTP
> > sUserInput = Request.Form("txtUserInput")
> >
> > set oHTTPDocument = Server.CreateObject("HTTPDOMObject.Document")
> > oHTTPDocument.addTextField ("USERID", "MYUSERID")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("PWD", "MYPASSWORD")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("DETAILLEVEL", "FULL")
> > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("SEARCHAGRUMENT", cstr(sUserInput))
> > oHTTPDocument.Method = "POST"
> > set oXMLHTTP = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
> > ...
> > oXMLHTTP.Send(oHTTPDocument.FormData)
> >
> >
> > I know how to employ the interfaces, I'm not quite sure how to construct

> the

> > HTTP POST document.
> >
> > Does this clarify my problem, or perhaps I'm missing something.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "Bob Barrows" <reb_01501@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:u38BFwsSDHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > This is more of a client-side coding question. However, here is a demo

> > I've

> > > created that illustrates how to use the XMLHTTPRequest object:
> > > [url]http://www.thrasherwebdesign.com/index.asp?pi=links&hp=links.asp[/url]
> > > Scroll down to the Dynamic Listbox demo
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > Bob Barrows
> > >
> > > Mike Lopez wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > From an .asp page, I need to "post" out to an external web site that
> > > > will return a result as an XML document.
> > > >
> > > > In particular, when a user posts to my .asp page, I need to simulate
> > > > a post of a page with four <input> fields, "call out" to the

external

> > > > web site, and then process the returned XML.
> > > >
> > > > I was looking at the MSXML 4.0 parser's object model, and there are
> > > > send() methods of the IXMLHTTPRequest and
> > > > IServerXMLHTTPRequest/ServerXMLHTTP interfaces, but I'm not sure how
> > > > to "construct" the HTTP post data to send.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Mike Lopez]

You're the man, Mark. That's all I had to do.

Thanks a million.

Mike

"Paul Baker" <ask> wrote in message
news:%23I%23CyiuSDHA.1664@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> Look in this article: for the code that includes the all-important:
> xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type",

"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

>
>
> "Mark Schupp" <mschupp@ielearning.com> wrote in message
> news:%23t5FkeuSDHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > [url]www.aspfaq.com[/url]
> >
> > look for "Post" or "simulating a post request"
> >
> > --
> > Mark Schupp
> > --
> > Head of Development
> > Integrity eLearning
> > Online Learning Solutions Provider
> > [email]mschupp@ielearning.com[/email]
> > [url]http://www.ielearning.com[/url]
> > 714.637.9480 x17
> >
> >
> > "Mike Lopez" <mikelpez@optonline.net> wrote in message
> > news:eLYUvEtSDHA.1916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > > Thanks for the reply, Bob.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately this won't work for me. The external web site is

expecting

> > an

> > > HTTP POST document. My .asp server page processes the users' input,

then

> > > needs to construct an HTTP POST document that simulates an HTML page

> with

> > a

> > > <FORM> and four <INPUT> fields. My .asp page then needs to send this

to

> > the

> > > external site and the process the results.
> > >
> > > Here's what I would love to be able to do. HTTPDOMObject is a

fictitious

> > COM

> > > object:
> > >
> > > <%
> > >
> > > dim sUserInput
> > > dim oHTTPDocument <= fictitious object
> > > dim oXMLHTTP
> > > sUserInput = Request.Form("txtUserInput")
> > >
> > > set oHTTPDocument = Server.CreateObject("HTTPDOMObject.Document")
> > > oHTTPDocument.addTextField ("USERID", "MYUSERID")
> > > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("PWD", "MYPASSWORD")
> > > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("DETAILLEVEL", "FULL")
> > > oHTTPDocument.AddTextField("SEARCHAGRUMENT", cstr(sUserInput))
> > > oHTTPDocument.Method = "POST"
> > > set oXMLHTTP = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
> > > ...
> > > oXMLHTTP.Send(oHTTPDocument.FormData)
> > >
> > >
> > > I know how to employ the interfaces, I'm not quite sure how to

construct

> > the

> > > HTTP POST document.
> > >
> > > Does this clarify my problem, or perhaps I'm missing something.
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > "Bob Barrows" <reb_01501@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:u38BFwsSDHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > This is more of a client-side coding question. However, here is a

demo

> > > I've
> > > > created that illustrates how to use the XMLHTTPRequest object:
> > > > [url]http://www.thrasherwebdesign.com/index.asp?pi=links&hp=links.asp[/url]
> > > > Scroll down to the Dynamic Listbox demo
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Bob Barrows
> > > >
> > > > Mike Lopez wrote:
> > > > > Hello.
> > > > >
> > > > > From an .asp page, I need to "post" out to an external web site

that

> > > > > will return a result as an XML document.
> > > > >
> > > > > In particular, when a user posts to my .asp page, I need to

simulate

> > > > > a post of a page with four <input> fields, "call out" to the

> external

> > > > > web site, and then process the returned XML.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was looking at the MSXML 4.0 parser's object model, and there

are

> > > > > send() methods of the IXMLHTTPRequest and
> > > > > IServerXMLHTTPRequest/ServerXMLHTTP interfaces, but I'm not sure

how

> > > > > to "construct" the HTTP post data to send.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anyone help?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>