SBN Samples-HTTP Request Sample

	Networking, Protocols, & Data Formats HTTP Request Sample

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Description

This sample demonstrates how to create and submit HTTP requests. Sample requests the default HTML document from the server and then displays it along with the HTTP transaction headers. This sample also allows access to password protected pages. It checks for HTTP server response code and if it is "401 Access Denied" it asks password and user name and then resubmits the request

More Details

This sample features: SSL/PCT support NTLM Authentication (when IE 3.0 or above is installed) Basic Authentication Generating standard user name/password UI to get user credentials. Getting user name and password without UI getting any document of any MIME type translation of Internet error codes to the extended error messeges ability to save remote object to a local file (when no local file specify output goes to STDOUT).

Browser/Platform Compatibility

This sample is supported on Win32 platforms.

Usage

headdump.exe -h host [-o object] [-p proxy] [-u] [-s] [-?] [-f file] -h host is a HTTP server such as www.server.com -p proxy is optional proxy, in form: http://proxy:80 -o object is optional document to GET, in form: /foobar.htm -u use this flag to bring user name and password UI (optional) -f save remote object as local file (optional) -? get help -s use SSL (optional)

Other

To get help on command line parameters: C:> headdump.exe -? Note that HeadDump can also invoke ISAPI dll or CGI like this: C:> headdump.exe -s www.server.name -o /scripts/myisapi.dll Since sample generates large output, you may want to pipe to more: C:> headdump.exe -s www.server.name -o /scripts/myisapi.dll | more To save remote HTML object as file: C:> headdump.exe -s www.server.name -o /exe_files/foo.exe -f foo.exe