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What is the normal/standard way to post data from an applet to the web
server? We don't want to open another port on the server and instead do it
from port 80. I was thinking that I can base64 encode the data, and put it
in a querystring like this:
http://www.mywebsite.com/myappletpos...wijfoweijfowei.....

Would this work well? I can't think of another way. What's the max length
that a url can have?

Not sure I understand...perhaps this helps - Ike


/**
*executes a Post request to the server, for calling CGI scripts
essentially
*@param theCGI the URL pointing to the CGI script to exectue
*@param param[] an array of parameter names to pass to the script
*param value[] an array of parameter values, corresponding to the array
of parameter names
*/
protected void doCGI_POST(String theCGI, String param[], String
value[]){
/*
The POST method allows the programmer to manipulate the data
received from the CGI.
First a connection is made to the CGI, an OutputStream is open to
send the parameters (if any).
Then InputStream is created to receive the result.
*/
URL CGIurl=null;
URLConnection c=null;
DataOutputStream out=null;
try{
CGIurl = new URL(theCGI);
c = CGIurl.openConnection();
c.setDoOutput(true);
c.setUseCaches(false);

c.setRequestProperty("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
out = new DataOutputStream(c.getOutputStream());

StringBuffer encoded = new StringBuffer(1000);
for(int x=0;x<param.length;x++){
encoded.append(param[x]);
encoded.append("=");
encoded.append(URLEncoder.encode(value[x]));
if(x<param.length-1)
encoded.append("&");
}

out.writeBytes(encoded.toString());
out.flush(); out.close();

BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
InputStreamReader(c.getInputStream()));
String aLine;
while ((aLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
// data from the CGI
System.out.println(aLine);
}
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Problem with CGI request! "+e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

you call this method, for example, as follows:

String p[] ={
"recipient",
"subject",
"env_report",
"realname",
"email",
"comments"
};

String v[]= {
RFQTo,
"Request For Quote",
"HTTP_USER_AGENT,REMOTE_HOST,REMOTE_ADDR,HTTP_X_FO RWARDED_FOR",
realName,
emailFrom,
"blah blah blah:\n\n" + msg
};

doCGI_POST("http://www.selectthat.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl", p, v);
//-Ike

"Miguel De Anda" <_sodamnmad_@_hotmail_._com_> wrote in message
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> What is the normal/standard way to post data from an applet to the web
> server? We don't want to open another port on the server and instead do it
> from port 80. I was thinking that I can base64 encode the data, and put it
> in a querystring like this:
>
http://www.mywebsite.com/myappletpos...wijfoweijfowei.....
>
> Would this work well? I can't think of another way. What's the max length
> that a url can have?
>
>

Aahhh... that looks like what I need. I'll take a good look at the
URLConnection/HttpURLConnection objects. I take it that it can do it like a
regular form post. That seems best.




"Ike" <> wrote in message
newsCb5b.17087$ link.net...
> Not sure I understand...perhaps this helps - Ike
>
>
> /**
> *executes a Post request to the server, for calling CGI scripts
> essentially
> *@param theCGI the URL pointing to the CGI script to exectue
> *@param param[] an array of parameter names to pass to the script
> *param value[] an array of parameter values, corresponding to the
array
> of parameter names
> */
> protected void doCGI_POST(String theCGI, String param[], String
> value[]){
> /*
> The POST method allows the programmer to manipulate the data
> received from the CGI.
> First a connection is made to the CGI, an OutputStream is open to
> send the parameters (if any).
> Then InputStream is created to receive the result.
> */
> URL CGIurl=null;
> URLConnection c=null;
> DataOutputStream out=null;
> try{
> CGIurl = new URL(theCGI);
> c = CGIurl.openConnection();
> c.setDoOutput(true);
> c.setUseCaches(false);
>
> c.setRequestProperty("content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
> out = new DataOutputStream(c.getOutputStream());
>
> StringBuffer encoded = new StringBuffer(1000);
> for(int x=0;x<param.length;x++){
> encoded.append(param[x]);
> encoded.append("=");
> encoded.append(URLEncoder.encode(value[x]));
> if(x<param.length-1)
> encoded.append("&");
> }
>
> out.writeBytes(encoded.toString());
> out.flush(); out.close();
>
> BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new
> InputStreamReader(c.getInputStream()));
> String aLine;
> while ((aLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
> // data from the CGI
> System.out.println(aLine);
> }
> }catch(Exception e){
> System.out.println("Problem with CGI request! "+e);
> e.printStackTrace();
> }
> }
>
> you call this method, for example, as follows:
>
> String p[] ={
> "recipient",
> "subject",
> "env_report",
> "realname",
> "email",
> "comments"
> };
>
> String v[]= {
> RFQTo,
> "Request For Quote",
>
"HTTP_USER_AGENT,REMOTE_HOST,REMOTE_ADDR,HTTP_X_FO RWARDED_FOR",
> realName,
> emailFrom,
> "blah blah blah:\n\n" + msg
> };
>
> doCGI_POST("http://www.selectthat.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl", p, v);
> //-Ike
>
> "Miguel De Anda" <_sodamnmad_@_hotmail_._com_> wrote in message
> news: s.com...
> > What is the normal/standard way to post data from an applet to the web
> > server? We don't want to open another port on the server and instead do
it
> > from port 80. I was thinking that I can base64 encode the data, and put
it
> > in a querystring like this:
> >
>
http://www.mywebsite.com/myappletpos...wijfoweijfowei.....
> >
> > Would this work well? I can't think of another way. What's the max
length
> > that a url can have?
> >
> >
>
>