I wasn't implying that this would happen behind the user's back. I'm trying to interface to Jira. I can create a bug tracking ticket for the user based on input they've provided, but I don't know how attachments work.
I can send info using post, but are you saying I would sent the file contents themselves as a post argument? That's where I'm unclear. thanks, gc On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Jim Ault <jimaultw...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On May 15, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Geoff Canyon Rev wrote: > >> It's easy enough to look at a web form and convert it to a set of >> arguments to use in rev, like so: >> >> >> http://www.someserver.com/someAction.jspa?type=12&summary=this+is+a+test&user=geoff.canyon&password=test >> >> But what if the form includes file upload? Is there a way to take a local >> file and include it in a url to upload it to a web server? > > Technically it is a major security breach to have a file upload occur > without a use interaction, such as clicking a 'submit' button. > Otherwise a scoundrel could begin uploading from anywhere on the user's hard > drive in a steady sequence. > > Assuming you are doing the form correctly with user interaction, you would > use the POST command in Rev to send one or more variables and their values > to a URL. > > The basic idea is that you build header lines to control how the server > script will operate on your data, then append variable=value pairs to the > single variable. > > in the Rev script, when all the strings have been concatenated, the text is > sent to the URL of the server script. > The URL triggers a script that has been programmed to read and work with > those variables (usually with error checking). > > The file upload is usually stored in a temporary directory on the web server > with a random temporary name created by the web server, then renamed > according to the name sent by the POST command. > > Look in the dictionary for specific examples of code that builds the header > lines the appends the data pairs. > > The GET command does the same thing, except it has a limit of about 1000 > characters. > A server script that is well-written will check for GET variables and POST > variables to detect which format has been set. > > Both methods will create an array such as > >> >> http://www.someserver.com/someAction.jspa?type=12&summary=this+is+a+test&user=geoff.canyon&password=test > > ( using PHP syntax for the array ) > $_GET['type'] {which holds '12'} > $_GET['summary'] {which holds 'this+is+a+test'} > $_GET['user'] {which holds 'geoff.canyon'} > $_GET['password'] {which holds 'test'} > > sending the variables as a block to the URL > http://www.someserver.com/someAction.jspa > $_POST['type'] {which holds '12'} > $_POST['summary'] {which holds 'this+is+a+test'} > $_POST['user'] {which holds 'geoff.canyon'} > $_POST['password'] {which holds 'test'} > > Obviously, if you accidentally used the same variable name twice, there > would be data loss, just as with Rev associative arrays. > > Hope this helps you get the idea. > > > Jim Ault > Las Vegas > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution