[ic] Grabbing a web page content using LWP::Simple

Ed LaFrance edl@newmediaems.com
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:05:02 -0800


At 09:46 AM 03/22/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Are there any interchange docs on the [get-url] tag?
>
>Thanks
>
>Mat

open the file ic/usertag/get_url.

- Ed L.


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed LaFrance" <edl@newmediaems.com>
>To: <interchange-users@lists.akopia.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [ic] Grabbing a web page content using LWP::Simple
>
>
> > At 11:06 PM 03/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I need to grab the contents of a web page. I have tried using the below
> > >code.
> > >
> > >[perl Global=1 subs=1]
> > >use LWP::Simple
> > >my $return=LWP::Simple::get('http::/www.somesite.com/index.html')
> > >return $return
> > >[/perl]
> > >
> > >No matter what library I use and the arguments to the perl call. I can
>not
> > >get it to return the page. It will send the request but will hang up
>trying
> > >to read from the socket.
> > >
> > >I have tried setting it up as a Global Sub, as a usertag and plain perl
> > >using Use Socket. The code will work fine outside of minivend but will
> > >always hang when it comes to reading from the socket. It will write to
>the
> > >socket but can not read from it.
> > >
> > >How can one read in the contents of a web page?
> >
> > I assume you have verified that LWP::Simple is installed.  Did you try the
> > GET utility? it comes with the example scripts in the LWP dist, in a /bin
> > subdirectory, or it may already be in your /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin.
>Try
> > at the command line:
> >
> > GET http://www.someworkingsite.comn
> >
> > ...if it works you will see the html echoed to the screen.  Also, there is
> > a [get_url] usertag for Interchange, have you tried that?
> >
> > - Ed L.
> >
> >
> >
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