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A URL stores the location of media in a form iShell understands. A URL is created from a string type. This allows you to use string functions with a URL data type.

Set URL Functions These are used with the Set command.
  • Fragment: Appends a '#' pound sign and string fragment to the end of the URL.
  • Host: Adds or replaces the site name reference in an HTTP URL. This is the part of the URL such as "www.tribeworks.com".
  • Merge: Adds or replaces the part of the URL after the slash following the host.
  • Password: Adds or replaces the password in the URL. This follows the '@', at the beginning of the URL. Password cannot be added if the URL does not have a User.
  • Path: Adds or replaces the part of the URL after the slash following the host, but does not replace any Query strings.
  • Port: Port specifies the IP port to communicate over.
  • Query: Query appends a query string to the end of the URL in the form of '?' plus input argument.
  • Scheme: Replaces or adds the URL scheme such as FTP, HTTP, RTSP, etc.
  • User: Adds or replaces a user name to the URL. This is placed after the scheme and before the '@'.
  • Value: Value sets a value to the variable.
Get URL Functions These are used with the Get command.
  • Fragment: Returns the contents after the '#' pound sign in a URL.
  • Host: Returns the site name referenced in an HTTP URL. This is the part of the URL such as "www.tribeworks.com".
  • Merge: Returns the part of the URL after the slash following the host.
  • Password: Returns the password in the URL. This follows the '@', at the beginning of the URL.
  • Path: Returns the part of the URL after the slash following the host.
  • Port: Returns the IP port to the URL is communicating over.
  • Query: Returns the query string at the end of the URL after the '?' question mark.
  • Scheme: Returns the URL scheme such as FTP, HTTP, RTSP, etc.
  • User: Returns the user name of the URL.
  • Value: Returns the value to the variable.
Comparison URL Functions These are used with the If, Else If, or While commands.
  • Different: The two URL's are not the same.
  • Equal: The two URL's are the same.