You need to quote the URL because it contains characters that are interpreted by the shell (and therefore are never passed to wget).
Tony -----Original Message----- From: PoWah Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:35 PM To: wget@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: wget a file with long path on Windows XP This does not work, please help. "C:\Program Files\wget\wget" --save-cookies cookies.txt http://safari.informit.com/?x=1&mode=Logout&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view =&xmlid=&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p= 1&a=0&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&password=12345678 --23:24:23-- http://safari.informit.com/?x=1 => [EMAIL PROTECTED]' Resolving safari.informit.com... 193.194.158.208 Connecting to safari.informit.com|193.194.158.208|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 0 [text/html] [ <=> ] 0 --.--K/s 23:24:23 (0.00 B/s) - [EMAIL PROTECTED]' saved [0/0] Invalid parameter - =Logout 'sortKey' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'sortOrder' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'view' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'xmlid' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'g' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'catid' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 's' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'b' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'f' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 't' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'c' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'u' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'r' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'o' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'n' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'd' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'p' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'a' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'username' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. 'password' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I am not subscribed, please cc'd in replies to my post. Thanks. --- Frank McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This sounds like a difficult page to download because they may be > using cookies or session variables. I'm not sure the best way to > proceed, but I would look at the wget documentation about cookies. I > think you may have to save the cookies that are generated by the login > page and use --load-cookie to get the page you are after. > > By the way, if you are only after a single page, why not just save it > using the browser? > > Frank > > > PoWah Wong wrote: > > The website is actually www.informit.com. > > It require logging in at > > > https://secure.safaribooksonline.com/promo.asp?code=ITT03&portal=informit&a= 0 > > After logging in, then the website becomes similar > to > > booksonline.com which I edit slightly. > > My public library's electronic access which also require logging in. > > > > > > --- Frank McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Putting quotes around the url got rid of your "Invalid parameter" > >>errors. > >> > >>I just tried accessing the url you are trying to wget and received > >>an http 500 response. I also tried accessing > >>http://proquest.booksonline.com/ and never got a response. > >> > >>According to your output, wget got back a 0 length response. I > >>would check your web server and make sure it is working properly. > >> > >>Frank > >> > >> > >>PoWah Wong wrote: > >> > >>>I put "quotes" around the url, but it still does > >> > >>not > >> > >>>work. > >>> > >>>C:\book>"C:\Program Files\wget\wget.exe" > >>> > >> > > > "http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1&mode=section&so > > > > > rtKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s =1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r > > > >>>=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0" > >>>--22:45:26-- > >>> > >> > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=as c&vi > > > > > ew=&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o= 1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0 > > > >>> => > >>> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-1 6076-2%2Fc > > > > > h03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0' > > > >>>Resolving proquest.booksonline.com... > >> > >>193.194.158.201 > >> > >>>Connecting to > >>>proquest.booksonline.com|193.194.158.201|:80... > >>>connected. > >>>HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > >>>Length: 0 [text/html] > >>> > >>> [ <=> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> ] 0 --.--K/s > >>> > >>>22:45:27 (0.00 B/s) - > >>> > >> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-1 60 > > > > > 76-2%2Fch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0 &page=0' > > > >>>saved [0/0] > >>> > >>> > >>>C:\book>"C:\Program Files\wget\wget.exe" > >>> > >> > > > "http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1&mode=section&so > > > > > rtKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s =1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r > > > >>>=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0" > >>>--22:46:59-- > >>> > >> > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=as c&vi > > > > > ew=&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o= 1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0 > > > >>> => > >>> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-1 6076-2%2Fc > > > > > h03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0' > > > >>>Resolving proquest.booksonline.com... > >> > >>193.194.158.201 > >> > >>>Connecting to > >>>proquest.booksonline.com|193.194.158.201|:80... > >>>connected. > >>>HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > >>>Length: 0 [text/html] > >>> > >>> [ <=> > > >> > >> > >> > >>> ] 0 --.--K/s > >>> > >>>22:46:59 (0.00 B/s) - > >>> > >> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-1 60 > > > > > 76-2%2Fch03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0 &page=0' > > > >>>saved [0/0] > >>> > >>> > >>>C:\book>"C:\Program Files\wget\wget.exe" > >>> > >> > > > "http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1%26mode=section% > > > > > 26sortKey=title%26sortOrder=asc%26view=%26xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1%2 6g=%26catid=%26s=1%26b=1 > > > > > %26f=1%26t=1%26c=1%26u=1%26r=%26o=1%26n=1%26d=1%26p=1%26a=0%26page=0" > > > >>>--22:47:45-- > >>> > >> > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1%26mode=section%26sortKey=title%26sortOr der= > > > > > asc%26view=%26xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch03lev1sec1%26g=%26catid=%26s=1%26b=1%26f =1%26t=1%26c=1%26u=1%26r > > > >>>=%26o=1%26n=1%26d=1%26p=1%26a=0%26page=0 > >>> => > >>> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-1 6076-2%2Fc > > > > > h03lev1sec1&g=&catid=&s=1&b=1&f=1&t=1&c=1&u=1&r=&o=1&n=1&d=1&p=1&a=0&page=0' > > > >>>Resolving proquest.booksonline.com... > >> > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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