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=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 > >> > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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