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[REBOL] Re: HTTP GET problem

From: tomc::darkwing::uoregon::edu at: 12-Mar-2004 16:30

to partialy answer my question for a work around see below but the main question of why I need it is open. On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Tom Conlin wrote:
> Hi list, > > I am running into a problem I have never seen with a simple cgi get. > > What is to be returned is just ascii data -- no headers or anything > > the url for (what it is worth) looks like > > http://localhost:33999/perl/get_loci_names?dataset=cat&type=test_otter > > what should be returned looks like: > > Name Em:AY152827.2 > Name Em:AY152827.3 > Name DPA > Name DPB > Name Em:AY152828.5 > Name Em:AY152830.3 > Name Em:AY152831.5 > ... > > ------------------ > > I get a rebol error where it seems to be trying to interpert the > data as an integer instead of just dumping it out for me. > > >> print to-string read > http://localhost:33999/perl/get_loci_names?dataset=cat&type=test_otter > connecting to: localhost > ** Script Error: Invalid argument: Em:AY152827.2 > ** Where: to-integer > ** Near: to integer! :value > >> > > a web browser (opera) returns the data just fine. > > this is with latest view stable & beta on windows > and core 2.5.6 on solaris > > any ideas for a work around or if this is a bug that needs fixing
a work around is port: open [scheme: 'tcp host: 127.0.0.1 port-id: 33999 timeout: 00:02:00] req: {GET http://localhost:33999/perl/get_loci_names?dataset=cat&typetest_otter HTTP/1.0^/^/} insert port req wait port result: copy port close port probe result