[Za-pm] HTTP requests from PERL
Christiaan (JIB)
christiaan at jib.co.za
Wed Nov 12 11:12:43 CST 2003
Jan hi
This is quite an easy process - if I dare so myself
You would want to use LWP::UserAgent or LWP::Simple
I use it in conjunction with HTML::Form and HTML::Parser
Read up about these 4 and you will get a clear idea
If you don't come right give me a shout
Cheers
Christiaan Engelbrecht
Just Intelligent Business (PTY) Ltd
Tel: 021 686 1620 ext 206
Fax: 021 686 8385
Cell: 083 395 6787
-----Original Message-----
From: za-pm-bounces at mail.pm.org [mailto:za-pm-bounces at mail.pm.org] On Behalf
Of jan at sportz.co.za
Sent: 12 November 2003 06:49 PM
To: za-pm at mail.pm.org
Subject: [Za-pm] HTTP requests from PERL
I hope that someone can give me some advise or direct me to further
information:
I am currently working on a MOD that will enable SMS (Short Message
Services) from a PERL based portal solution. In the process I have to
interrogate a SMSC (Short Message Service Center) Server of one of the local
Mobile Operators for available credits, routing path etc. All this
interrogation is done via normal HTTP requests/commands. My problem is that
my knowledge of PERL and HTTP is not enough (yet), so I am having quite a
tough time. If anybody can put me on the right track, then I will be
grateful:
When I send the command directly from a browser:
http://mobile.net:5544/api/submission/credits/get_credit.mc?usr=XXXX&pass=XX
XXX&msg_id=XXXXXX then the SMSC responds in the format
CREDIT_COUNT<pipe>AVAILABLE_DAYS<pipe>REFERENCE for example:
200.2<pipe>25<pipe>FDH889H
How do I execute this HTTP command from within my PERL code (without using a
HTML form), and how do I capture the response from the SMSC in a variable?
Any/all advice will be appreciated!
Regards
Jan
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