Hi Robert, I think you're quite right, the limitation is probably on Witango. But Chuck, was your length testing with @URL or just hand-crafted in MSIE?
Here's a link to some interesting bits of information about URL limits. http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/urllength.html Obviously browsers have their limits, which we've all run into at some point or another, but server-to-server should be more wide open. All the best. Scott, On Friday, February 8, 2008 11:55am, Robert Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I have some webservices I use, with actual banks, like FDR, and > cardservices, that require HORRENDOUSLY long get arguments. The only > time there is a limit, is if it is imposed by the client, or the > server. So if the server has no limit, and I would imagine this is the > case with a webservice that requires xml in the get argument, then I > would suspect either @url is putting the brakes on it, or your xml > needs to be prepared to fit on a single line, and URLENCODED. > > I have a conference call in 7 mins, with a bank with a service like > this, and they don't even allow you to substitute as POST args, must > be get. > > The other way to check, is write something in VB and test it. I use > RealBasic, and have not found a limit on GET. > > One more note, I know that witango has a limit, due to memory > allocation, on the size of an environment variable passed to a > external app. My guess, is they have some limit on this also. > > -- > > Robert Garcia > President - BigHead Technology > VP Application Development - eventpix.com > 13653 West Park Dr > Magalia, Ca 95954 > ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ > > On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > >> Hi Chuck, >> >> Unfortunately there is an unspecified limit to how long you can make >> a URL. GET requests were never meant to support long strings of >> data, thus the POST request. People try, but eventually somewhere in >> the URL's travels a proxy, router or gateway somewhere will start >> truncating the URL. >> >> Are you sure you're interpretting the webservice's specs correctly? >> >> Do you have any more information you can post? >> >> Let us know, when you have time. >> >> Scott, >> >> >> >> On Friday, February 8, 2008 11:23am, Chuck Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > said: >> >>> We are using a webservice that requires that the XML be passed in >>> as a get, >>> not a post argument (so it seems). >>> >>> >>> >>> The below works until the <@ARG testXML> gets over 2000 characters >>> then it >>> starts getting truncated. Am I nuts or does witango do this? >>> >>> >>> >>> <@ASSIGN request$method_response VALUE="<@URL LOCATION='<@ARG >>> vURL>&xml=<@ARG TestXML>'>"> >>> >>> >>> >>> Suggestions? >>> >>> >>> >>> Chuck Lockwood >>> >>> President >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ............................................ >>> >>> 309 Main Avenue >>> Hawley, Pa 18428 >>> (P) 570.226.7340 >>> (F) 570.226.7341 >>> >>> www.lockdata.com <http://www.lockdata.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
