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----- Original Message -----
From: Carlos Proal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 1:16 AM
Subject: Re: urlsize, more specific
> thanx to all of you , this mail describe my real problem, hope you ca n
help
> me .
>
> it's possible to send and entire image as parameter to a servlet ??
> i know that i can do a servlet sending something like this to the server:
> <img src="http://www.domain.com:8080/servlet/ImageHadler?id=4">
>
> and with that parameter (id) search on a database and return the
> selected image.
>
> what i want to do (if possible) is something like:
> <img
>
src="http://www.domain.com:8080/servlet/ImageDisplay?imag=__binary_stream_he
re">
>
> so this way would be more general and can save all combinations
> (id=x&table=y&database=z); i have seen some examples using hex data
calling
> special old cgi and it works, so i'd think there is something similar in
> servlet's world.
>
> Any ideas or alternative solutions are welcome :)
>
>
> thanx a lot
>
>
>
> >From: Carlos Proal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java
> > Servlet API Technology." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: url size
> >Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:09:38 PST
> >
> > hi all, anyone know if there is a limit size about the url string ??
> >
> > i mean, i want to send something like:
> >
> > http://www.lolo.com:8080/servlets/myservletparam=12345663...etc
> >
> >where this numbers or letters can grow in thousands, so can be any
problem
> >about this.
> >
> >if there is a restriction, this only applies to servlets o general
> >urls/cgis
> >??
> >
> > thanx a lot
> >
> >
> >
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