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=asc&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=0-321-16076-2%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=0-321-160 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=asc&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=0-321-16076-2%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=0-321-160 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%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" --22:47:45-- http://proquest.booksonline.com/?x=1%26mode=section%26sortKey=title%26sortOrder= 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=0-321-16076-2%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 22:47:46 (0.00 B/s) - [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=title&sortOrder=asc&view=&xmlid=0-321-160 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] --- Frank McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you need to put "quotes" around the url. > > > PoWah Wong wrote: > > The file I want to get is > > > "http://proquest.booksonline.com/JVXSL.asp?x=1&mode=section&sortKey=rank&sortOrder=desc&view=book&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch02&g=&srchText=object+oriented&code=&h=&m=&l=1&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" > > > > > > I opened an MSDOS console on Windows XP. > > > > I tried: > > "C:\Program Files\wget\wget.exe" > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/JVXSL.asp?x=1&mode=section&sortKey=rank&sortOrder=desc&view=book&xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch02&g=&srchText=object+oriented&cod > > > e=&h=&m=&l=1&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 > > --05:33:34-- > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/JVXSL.asp?x=1 > > => [EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > 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 > > > > 05:33:34 (0.00 B/s) - [EMAIL PROTECTED]' saved [0/0] > > > > Invalid parameter - =section > > '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. > > 'srchText' is not recognized as an internal or > > external command, > > operable program or batch file. > > 'code' is not recognized as an internal or > external > > command, > > operable program or batch file. > > 'h' is not recognized as an internal or external > > command, > > operable program or batch file. > > 'm' is not recognized as an internal or external > > command, > > operable program or batch file. > > 'l' 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. > > 'page' is not recognized as an internal or > external > > command, > > operable program or batch file. > > > > > > > > Then I change "&" to "%26". > > It had less error but it get only an empty file: > > "C:\Program Files\wget\wget.exe" > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/JVXSL.asp?x=1%26mode > > > =section%26sortKey=rank%26sortOrder=desc%26view=book%26xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch02%26g=%26srchText=obje > > > ct+oriented%26code=%26h=%26m=%26l=1%26catid=%26s=1%26b=1%26f=1%26t=1%26c=1%26u=1%26r=%26o=1%26n=1%26 > > d=1%26p=1%26a=0%26page=0 > > --05:29:12-- > > > http://proquest.booksonline.com/JVXSL.asp?x=1%26mode=section%26sortKey=rank%26so > > > rtOrder=desc%26view=book%26xmlid=0-321-16076-2/ch02%26g=%26srchText=object+oriented%26code=%26h=%26m > > > =%26l=1%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=rank&sortOrder=desc&view=book&xmlid=0-321-16076-2% > > > 2Fch02&g=&srchText=object+oriented&code=&h=&m=&l=1&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 > > > > 05:29:13 (0.00 B/s) - > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&mode=section&sortKey=rank&sortOrder=desc&view=book&xmlid=0-321- > > > 16076-2%2Fch02&g=&srchText=object+oriented&code=&h=&m=&l=1&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] > > > > > > The wget version is 1.10. > > I am not subscribed, please cc'd in replies to my > > post. > > Thanks. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Frank McCown > Old Dominion University > http://www.cs.odu.edu/~fmccown > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com