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

Viktors Rotanovs Viktors@Rotanovs.com
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:22:53 +0200


Forgot to ask, how much can I change Xsell logo?
ie, does trademark apply to the logo or to the name?

Best Wishes,
Viktors Rotanovs
Riga, Latvia.  Phone +371 7377-472  Fax +1 760-418-8128

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed LaFrance" <edl@newmediaems.com>
To: <interchange-users@lists.akopia.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ic] Grabbing a web page content using LWP::Simple


> 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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