Getting a web page from filePro

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 12:19:32AM -0500, Fairlight wrote:
> > ::system "/usr/local/bin/lynx 
> > http://153.2.224.55/tracking/tracking.cgi?tracknum="{tn{"":
> 
> Yes, I'm sure /usr/local/bin/lynx is installed and accessible on his
> default Windows XP filesystem.  *dry cough*

/me chuckles.

> And I -doubt- that what you put up there should work.  They have a box to
> check about terms and conditions.  If they bother putting it in, you'd
> think they'd be checking it.  Ditto with the rest of their fields.

Nope.  They have an "API" version at a different URL than the
interactive one, specifically designed for this.  You're *supposed* to
sign up for it, I gather, but it doesn't seem to authenticate.  It's
also a GET CGI, unlike the unbookmarkable POST CGI of the interactive
one.

> Personally, I wouldn't trust your solution, as it doesn't mesh with UPS's
> own specification.  It may be shorter, but it's very incomplete.

On this one, alas, Mark, I think you're going to have to cop to not
*knowing* UPS's specification... which makes the rejoinder slightly
harder to support. ;-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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