Rob, don't you need a <variable>=<value> parameter to the POST?
Meaning, doesn't it need something like "number=P01308" instead of "P01308"? Just thinking... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rob Beynon > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Making POST work with URL's > > > > Hi All, > > I'm having a devil of a job retrieving data from a web site > usinf the POST command. Here's some example coding > > put empty into card field "SVG" > ask "Swiss-Prot accession number" with P01308 > post it to URL "http://au.expasy.org/cgi-bin/get-sprot-entry?" > put it into card field "SVG" > break > > > This doesn't seem to assemble properly, so that I get entry > P01308 not available (it is). > > Any thoughts? > > I'd appreciate a direct response to this one, as I'm working > on a deadline ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -- > All best wishes, > Rob > > > > ============================================================== > Prof. Rob Beynon |+44 151 794 4312 (voice) > Dept. Veterinary Preclinical |+44 151 794 4243 (fax) > Sciences, University of Liverpool, > PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 7ZJ |mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================================================== > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-> revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
