Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Dave Watts
> I have the code for doing it in VB Script... > > Can you use DOS to call a VB Script? You can call VBScript programs from a command prompt, using the cscript.exe or wscript.exe commands. Strictly speaking, though, you can't use DOS to call VBScript, because there's no such thing as DOS in Windo

Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Dave Watts
> Any suggestions for where to get wget?  My first search attempts ended > up in ancient (1997) ports and broken links. The GNU wget link that Leigh sent is the right one. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owne

Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Leigh
> Any suggestions for where to get wget?  My first > search attempts ended > up in ancient (1997) ports and broken links. Google sent me here. I did not try them, but the files seem pretty recent. http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/ ~~~

Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Alan Rother
I have the code for doing it in VB Script... Can you use DOS to call a VB Script? URL = "http://www.someaddress.com"; Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set http = CreateObject("Microsoft.XmlHttp") http.open "GET", URL, FALSE http.send "" set WshShell = nothing set http = n

Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Skinner
On 10/28/2010 10:00 AM, Dave Watts wrote: > Use a program like wget or cURL. Any suggestions for where to get wget? My first search attempts ended up in ancient (1997) ports and broken links. TIA Ian ~| Order the Adobe Col

Re: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Dave Watts
>  In the simplest manner possible.  What ways can > one make a Windows DOS Command line HTTP > request. Use a program like wget or cURL. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Sch

RE: OT Windows Command line HTTP request

2010-10-28 Thread Andy Matthews
You could check if Curl exists in DOS. Andy -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:h...@ilsweb.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:58 AM To: cf-talk Subject: OT Windows Command line HTTP request In the simplest manner possible. What ways can one make a Windows DOS Com