On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 01:03:06PM +0000, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:10:12 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > > > Dear list, > > > > I have a form which have 2 input field "Roll number" and "comments" ; > > using formfind command I get the following > > > > ``````````````````` > > --- FORM report. Uses POST to URL "index.php" > > Input: NAME="go" VALUE="1" (HIDDEN) > > Input: NAME="roll_no" VALUE="10" (TEXT) > > Textarea: NAME="message" > > Button: "Submit" (SUBMIT) > > --- end of FORM > > --- FORM report. Uses GET to URL "<form name=copy>" > > Button: "Copy to clipboard" (BUTTON) > > Textarea: NAME="txt" > > --- end of FORM > > > > ```````````````````` > > > > The roll number always have 10 as default, and there is a text-area to > > input comment. How can I use wget with --post-data option to send the > > values ? And how can I use wget for [ Button: "Submit" ] ? > > Based on the manual of wget, I would try: > > wget --post-data 'go=1&roll_no=10&message=your_message_here' > http://www.thesite.com/index.php
You could do the same with curl curl -d "go=1&roll_no=10&message=your message here" http://site.url/file For some reason, I favor curl for stuff like this. I use it a lot, for posting to my WP install, tumblr, posterous, statusnet, etc., etc. (scripts on site in my sig for all the above). ./tony -- http://www.tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120121165741.ga27...@deathstar.hsd1.ct.comcast.net