CGI Parameters

This is a description of the 'sdoc' AppleEvent sent by WebSTAR to external CGI applications.

Event Class: WWW‡ -- last character is omega, option-Z
Event Code: sdoc

Name Keyword Size Description

Path Args ---- 1024 arguments following the "$" in a URL. This keyword is also the direct parameter of the AppleEvent (keyDirectObject)

Search Args kfor 1024 arguments following a "?" in a URL.

Username user 32 Username if authentication was required

Password pass 32 Password if authentication was required

From User frmu 128 E-mail address of user (obsolete)

Client Address addr 256 Domain name of client (or IP address if DNS look-ups are disabled)

Server Address svnm 256 Domain name of server (or IP address if DNS look-ups are disabled)

Server IP Port svpt 16 TCP/IP port server is listening on

Script Name scnm 1024 The path of the CGI being executed. In the case of Actions, this parameter contains the file path portion of the URL

Content Type ctyp 64 MIME type of post arguments if present

Referrer refr 1024 URL of the page from which this CGI was referenced

User Agent Agnt 256 The WWW client software name and version

Action Kact 32 The action being performed by the CGI, either the name of the user defined action or one of the strings: CGI, ACGI, PREPROCESSOR, POSTPROCESSOR, ERROR, INDEX, or NOACCESS.

Action Path Kapt 1024 path to this CGI if it is executing as an action (in which case, the script name parameter contains the URL file path sent from the client)

Post Arguments post 32,768 arguments sent from WWW client as part of a POST request (e.g., form arguments)

Method meth 32 the HTTP method being requested (e.g., GET, GET_CONDITIONAL, POST, etc.)

Client IP Address Kcip 32 the TCP/IP address of the client

Full Request Kfrq 4096 the complete, unmodified HTTP request as received from the client

Connection ID Kcid 4 a unique long integer value identifying the TCP/IP connection the server is communicating to the client over. Used for sending the "Send Partial" AppleEvent to WebSTAR.

Name	Keyword	Size	Description
Path Args	----	1024	arguments following the "$" in a URL. This keyword is also the direct parameter of the AppleEvent (keyDirectObject)
Search Args	kfor	1024	arguments following a "?" in a URL.
Username	user	32	Username if authentication was required
Password	pass	32	Password if authentication was required
From User	frmu	128	E-mail address of user (obsolete)
Client Address	addr	256	Domain name of client (or IP address if DNS look-ups are disabled)
Server Address	svnm	256	Domain name of server (or IP address if DNS look-ups are disabled)
Server IP Port	svpt	16	TCP/IP port server is listening on
Script Name	scnm	1024	The path of the CGI being executed. In the case of Actions, this parameter contains the file path portion of the URL
Content Type	ctyp	64	MIME type of post arguments if present
Referrer	refr	1024	URL of the page from which this CGI was referenced
User Agent	Agnt	256	The WWW client software name and version
Action	Kact	32	The action being performed by the CGI, either the name of the user defined action or one of the strings: CGI, ACGI, PREPROCESSOR, POSTPROCESSOR, ERROR, INDEX, or NOACCESS.
Action Path	Kapt	1024	path to this CGI if it is executing as an action (in which case, the script name parameter contains the URL file path sent from the client)
Post Arguments	post	32,768	arguments sent from WWW client as part of a POST request (e.g., form arguments)
Method	meth	32	the HTTP method being requested (e.g., GET, GET_CONDITIONAL, POST, etc.)
Client IP Address	Kcip	32	the TCP/IP address of the client
Full Request	Kfrq	4096	the complete, unmodified HTTP request as received from the client
Connection ID	Kcid	4	a unique long integer value identifying the TCP/IP connection the server is communicating to the client over. Used for sending the "Send Partial" AppleEvent to WebSTAR.