> pciconf -lv needs to be parsed, this being the hard step, into a string > that can be sent via HTTP ... this is the hard part because it has to be > done as/in a shell script ... anyone out there *really* good at shell > programming?
Why not doing the parsing on the server? Is there a limit on the size of an HTTP GET request? If not, the output of pciconf -v can fit in one single request, done. And limiting the number of requests, you also limit the amount of data xfered. I'd also go for: pciconf -l | sed s/\ /+/g | sed s/\ /%09/g| sed s/@/%40/g | sed s/:/%3a/g| sed s/=/%3d/g and you get lines like: hostb0%40pci0%3a0%3a0%3a%09class%3d0x060000+card%3d0x341a8086+chip%3d0x254c8086+rev%3d0x01+hdr%3d0x00 none0%40pci0%3a0%3a1%3a%09class%3d0xff0000+card%3d0x341a8086+chip%3d0x25418086+rev%3d0x01+hdr%3d0x00 That are almost completely URL encoded. Remains to replace the newline into %0d, and you are done. Result is one line that is around 2000 characters. olivier _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"