Description
An OLE function used to retrieve the contents of a webpage.
Syntax
retval = OLE_GetWebPage( url, method, payload, credentials )
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| url | The web address of the webpage to retrieve. |
| method | GET or POST. This parameter defaults to GET. |
| payload | <Optional> For a POST request, this is the POSTED data. This parameter defaults to NULL. |
| credentials | <Optional> If proxy authentication is needed, pass the credentials as username : @fm : password. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315909 for info on Proxy Authentication |
| headers | <Optional> An 2-level @fm-delimited array of associated @vm-delimited header values. If specified, these values are sent when the HTTP request is initiated. |
Returns
The response from the URL
Remarks
This function uses the MS ServerXMLHttp protocol. This function allows calls to SSL sites and can send authenticated requests.
Example
Declare Function Ole_GetWebPage url = "http://www.google.com" retval = ole_getwebpage( url ) Swap Char(13) : char(10) With @fm In retval Swap char(10) With @fm In retval Swap @fm With char(13) : char(10) In retval OSWrite retval To "C:\url.txt"
