What's new in 8.0.3 states "Added OLE_GET_WEBPAGE with source as an example of using Microsoft Xmlhttp object"..

Ok, where is it? I've looked in SYSPROG and EXAMPLES?

Thanks

Source should be in SYSPROG

I meant to ship it; must've been stripped out by the build tools

See Below

Note: I tend to use MsXml2.ServerXmlHttp because it has the ability to send logon credentials.

pre.code {

 background-color: #E5E5E5;

 border: 1px solid #000000;

 width: 640px;

 padding: 5px;

 font-family: courier, verdana, arial, serif;

 margin: 0px 10px auto;

}

function Ole_GetWebpage(url, method, payload)

/*
** Wrapper around XMLHttp object
** Used by URLBFS
** Assumes Win2k or better, as MsXml2.ServerXmlHttp is part of MSXML3
**
** 07-07-07 rjc   Created
*/

if assigned(url) else url='
if assigned(method) else method='
if assigned(payload) else payload='

equ sync$ to 0
equ async$ to 1

convert @lower.case to @upper.case in method
if method=POST' else method=GET'
oHttp=OleCreateInstance('MsXml2.ServerXmlhttp')
x=oHttp->Open(method, url, sync$)
x=oHttp->Send(payload)
html=oHttp->ResponseText

return html

Uh,

Does this constitute #923 in bug tracker read?

Boom Boom!! - I'll do that in future.

I've not had the exposure for subtlety until now - Thank you Richard…Read BUGS register before whining.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease"

Merely reading the bug tracker wouldn't have gotten you the code :)

Bob - thanks very much,

What's URLBFS?

We are all (that is, those that where waiting for it with baited breath) grateful to get the code.

What I had meant, was that presumably Bob could mark the bug report off as having been read. But as usual it is foot in mouth - but Martin is forgiving of lesser cousins.

thanks for that Richard.

URLBFS is a bfs which can read and write to a url.

Only read and write are supported.

It is a VERY simple implementation. Write will just POST the record to the website, the website must know how to deal with it.

In 8.03 system monitor try

run ATTACH_TABLE 'URL'

run read_row "http://www.revelation.com"

What I believe Bob _meant_ to say as an example was:

RUN ATTACH_TABLE "URL"

RUN READ_ROW "URL", "http://www.revelation.com"

(Note the specification of the 'table' URL, while the 'item id' is the actual website to read or 'write' to)

As an aside, in addition to implementing a URL BFS, we also (re-)implemented a DOS BFS. So for example:

RUN ATTACH_TABLE "DOS"

RUN READ_ROW "DOS","C:\TEST.TXT"

For the DOS BFS, you can use either the table name "DOS" or "DOSTXT". The DOS table reads/writes records to the filing system in a "raw" format, while the DOSTXT table reads/writes records after converting @FM to cr/lf (and vice versa). You can even "read" directory information by specifying a directory path (with or without file specs) as the "record" to read, as in:

RUN READ_ROW "DOS","C:\*.TXT"

- Bryan Shumsky

Revelation Software

BFS BFS .. those other mv guys are really missing the boat

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