Can't get POST to work in HTTP client

Leif Lundberg

Delphi Developer

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:42:18 GMT

Can't get POST to work in HTTP client

Hi,
I need help with this.
Can't get POST to work in the HTTP client.
I have used the ICS HTTP client with no problems now I need to use the indy
client (need SSL support) and I can't get it to work.
I'm using the demo app to test it and I get a response if I put the post
request in the url but not if I have it separated.
Here's an example :
URL : http://hostname/urlpath/servlet?
postdata : id=196&getTask=getTask
This won't return anything but if I set the
URL to http://hostname/urlpath/servlet?id=196&getTask=getTask
I get a response.

/Leif

Doychin Bondzhe

Delphi Developer

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:45:20 GMT

Re:Can't get POST to work in HTTP client

Don't forget to set Content-type to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
You have to tell the server what kind of date you are going to post.

Doychin
doic...@5group.com

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"Leif Lundberg" <leif.lundb...@privat.utfors.se> wrote in message

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> Hi,
> I need help with this.
> Can't get POST to work in the HTTP client.
> I have used the ICS HTTP client with no problems now I need to use the
indy
> client (need SSL support) and I can't get it to work.
> I'm using the demo app to test it and I get a response if I put the post
> request in the url but not if I have it separated.
> Here's an example :
> URL : http://hostname/urlpath/servlet?
> postdata : id=196&getTask=getTask
> This won't return anything but if I set the
> URL to http://hostname/urlpath/servlet?id=196&getTask=getTask
> I get a response.

> /Leif

Leif Lundber

Delphi Developer

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:33:47 GMT

Re:Can't get POST to work in HTTP client

Thanks for replying.
Content-type is set to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", response buffer
still empty..
I think I have copyed all settings from the ICS client to the indy client
that I need, but something is missing...

/Leif

Doychin Bondzhev skrev i meddelandet <3a7e6828_2@dnews>...

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>Don't forget to set Content-type to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
>You have to tell the server what kind of date you are going to post.

>Doychin
>doic...@5group.com

Leif Lundber

Delphi Developer

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:11:20 GMT

Re:Can't get POST to work in HTTP client

I found the problem, it was the content type, I set it in the HTTP client
and missed that the demo set it in the "go" method :(

/Leif

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