AW: AW: AW: [Zope] Source from form result.
Marc Fischer
marcbpc@gmx.de
Fri, 4 May 2001 01:30:34 +0200
Hey, thanks to all of you, that tried to help me.
Finally I had success with the httplib funktion. ... :-)))
Marc
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]Im Auftrag von Tino
> Wildenhain
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. Mai 2001 22:51
> An: Marc Fischer; Danny William Adair; Paula Mangas
> Cc: zope@zope.org
> Betreff: Re: AW: AW: [Zope] Source from form result.
>
>
> Hi Marc,
>
> its simply:
>
> <dtml-with "web_client('http://server/',x='a',y='b')">
> <dtml-var body>
> </dtml-with>
>
> in your case :)
> x and y go into this **kw argument. If this is set,
> webclient uses POST.
>
> HTH
> Tino Wildenhain.
>
> --On Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 20:45 +0200 Marc Fischer
> <marcbpc@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > Hi Tino,
> >
> > I think, thats it, what I am looking for. Your Example works
> fine so far.
> > But my understanding in python I so low, that I am not able change it in
> > my needed way. Perhabs you could tell me how to realize this:
> >
> > <form action="http://server" method=POST>
> > <input type=hidden name="x" value="a">
> > <input type=hidden name="y" value="b">
> > <input type=submit>
> > </form>
> >
> > and show me how to get the source of the result page?! :-)
> >
> > I would be very happy, ... thanx a lot ...
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]Im
> Auftrag von Tino
> >> Wildenhain
> >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 15:37
> >> An: Marc Fischer; Danny William Adair; Paula Mangas
> >> Cc: zope@zope.org
> >> Betreff: Re: AW: [Zope] Source from form result.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Marc,
> >>
> >> zope has a "client" deep in its core :)
> >> See lib/python/ZPublisher/Client.py
> >> for more info.
> >>
> >> I currently use a external method like this:
> >>
> >> > from ZPublisher import Client
> >>
> >> def web_client(url = '', username = None, password = None, **kw):
> >> '''access http servers'''
> >> class gen_res:
> >> __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__=1
> >> f=gen_res()
> >> if kw:
> >> f.headers,f.body=Client.call(url,username,password,kw)
> >> else:
> >> f.headers,f.body=Client.call(url,username,password)
> >> return(f)
> >>
> >>
> >> And use it like this:
> >>
> >> <dtml-with "web_client('http://server/uri')">
> >> <dtml-var body>
> >> </dtml-with>
> >>
> >> In Client.py are also methods and functions to map arguments
> >> to a POST request as you wish.
> >>
> >> I think, the above could be a starting point for you.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> Tino Wildenhain
> >>
> >> --On Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 12:12 +0200 Marc Fischer
> >> <marcbpc@gmx.de> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi Danny,
> >> >
> >> > first of all thank you for your detailed help!!! That is
> >> nearly, what I am
> >> > looking for, but one problem exists:
> >> > The page I want to extract (you are right ... its on an external
> >> > server) does not work with passing the variables in the url.
> I mean ...
> >> >
> >> > http://server?x=a&y=b does not work.
> >> >
> >> > I need to do it with a form like:
> >> >
> >> > <form action="http://server" method=POST>
> >> > <input type=hidden name="x" value="a">
> >> > <input type=hidden name="y" value="b">
> >> > <input type=submit>
> >> > </form>
> >> >
> >> > That's my big big problem. Btw, ... its legal :-)))
> >> >
> >> > Marc
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> >> >> Von: Danny William Adair [mailto:Danny@Adair.net]
> >> >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2001 01:26
> >> >> An: Marc Fischer; Paula Mangas
> >> >> Cc: zope@zope.org
> >> >> Betreff: Re: [Zope] Source from form result.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi Marc,
> >> >>
> >> >> When you submit a form to one of your DTML methods or
> >> documents, all the
> >> >> form variables will be available without any further work to be done
> >> >> (REQUEST object, see docs). But if I get you right, you are not
> >> >> submitting your form to a method of your own. So things are a bit
> >> >> different here.
> >> >>
> >> >> As I understand it, you are submitting your form to someone
> >> else's server
> >> >> (since otherwise you would produce the output yourself).
> Maybe you're
> >> >> providing an input form that is directed to a search engine,
> >> or something
> >> >> similar.
> >> >>
> >> >> --------------------------------------------
> >> >> <form action="http://server" method=POST>
> >> >> <input type=hidden name="x" value="a">
> >> >> <input type=hidden name="y" value="b">
> >> >>
> >> >> <input type="text" name="myInput">
> >> >>
> >> >> <input type=submit>
> >> >> </form>
> >> >> --------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> If so, then you should take a look at the "KebasData" Product:
> >> >> http://www.zope.org/Members/kedai/KebasData
> >> >>
> >> >> Just instantiate a KebasData object, let's say "results". Take a
> >> >> look at the
> >> >> product's documentation to see how you can extract the
> >> relevant code from
> >> >> the external server's result page. I'll try to get you started right
> >> >> away:
> >> >>
> >> >> Set the regular expression patterns properly, start with
> >> >>
> >> >> .*
> >> >>
> >> >> as the search pattern and leave the rest blank ("url" will be set
> >> >> by a DTML
> >> >> method you create, see below), then you'll get the entire
> >> >> external page, you
> >> >> can change that later to fit your needs.
> >> >>
> >> >> Then create a DTML method next to it, lets say
> "getResults". It could
> >> >> look like this:
> >> >>
> >> >> <dtml-var standard_html_header>
> >> >> <h2>RESULTS</h3>
> >> >> <dtml-with results>
> >> >> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('new_url', 'http://server?search=' +
> >> myInput)">
> >> >> <dtml-call "get_matched(new_url)">
> >> >> <dtml-in match>
> >> >> <dtml-var result><br/>
> >> >> </dtml-in>
> >> >> </dtml-with>
> >> >> <dtml-var standard_html_footer>
> >> >>
> >> >> This will fetch the page you want to display by calling
> >> >> "get_matched(new_url)", you construct that new_url
> dynamically, using
> >> >> your form variable "myInput". Then it iterates through the results
> >> >> list and spits
> >> >> out the parts that matched your query, appending a <br/> after
> >> each match
> >> >> (if you started with .* as the pattern, the list will only
> >> have one item,
> >> >> holding the complete page).
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh, right: your DTML method should have a proxy role that has the
> >> >> right to "change KebasData" (or maybe even "View
> >> >> management_screens"?) on the KebasData object "results", since it
> >> >> calls its function
> >> >> "get_matched", which
> >> >> is usually only called by clicking "Initialize!" in the
> >> >> management screen of
> >> >> the KebasData object.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now you just send your form to "getResults" (instead of the
> >> >> external server
> >> >> directly), and let your DTML method do the rest:
> >> >>
> >> >> --------------------------------------------
> >> >> <form action="getResults" method=POST>
> >> >> <input type=hidden name="x" value="a">
> >> >> <input type=hidden name="y" value="b">
> >> >>
> >> >> <input type="text" name="myInput">
> >> >>
> >> >> <input type=submit>
> >> >> </form>
> >> >> --------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >> Later, you could put the "getResults" code in a python script,
> >> then it's
> >> >> easier to do further processing with your fetched data.
> >> >>
> >> >> hth,
> >> >> Danny
> >> >>
> >> >> P.S.: Check the legal stuff before extracting other
> people's pages ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> >>> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> >> >> >>> Von: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]Im
> >> >> Auftrag von Marc
> >> >> >>> Fischer
> >> >> >>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. Mai 2001 11.43p
> >> >> >>> An: Paula Mangas; Marc Fischer
> >> >> >>> Cc: zope@zope.org
> >> >> >>> Betreff: AW: [Zope] Source from form result.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I think there was an understanding problem. I want to get the
> >> >> >>> source code of
> >> >> >>> the result that is displayed in the browser, after klicking on
> >> >> >>> the submit
> >> >> >>> button. I want to be able to handle this source perhabs
> to create
> >> >> >>> a dtmlmethod wiht it, or do some string extractions with it.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> >> >> >>> > Von: Paula Mangas [mailto:pamm@students.si.fct.unl.pt]
> >> >> >>> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. Mai 2001 13:25
> >> >> >>> > An: Marc Fischer
> >> >> >>> > Cc: zope@zope.org
> >> >> >>> > Betreff: Re: [Zope] Source from form result.
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > On Tue, 1 May 2001, Marc Fischer wrote:
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > > Hi,
> >> >> >>> > >
> >> >> >>> > > I want to get the HTML result from a form into a
> dtml method.
> >> >> >>> > So I need a
> >> >> >>> > > way to handle this result, but HOW.
> >> >> >>> > >
> >> >> >>> > > The form ist like this:
> >> >> >>> > >
> >> >> >>> > > <form action="http://server" method=POST>
> >> >> >>> > > <input type=hidden name="x" value="a">
> >> >> >>> > > <input type=hidden name="y" value="b">
> >> >> >>> > > <input type=submit>
> >> >> >>> > > </form>
> >> >> >>> > >
> >> >> >>> > > If I klick on submit, I get the result displayed in the
> >> >> >>> Browser, but I
> >> >> >>> > > cannot work with it.
> >> >> >>> > > Perhaps someone could help me???
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > Hi,
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > I think that, if you try
> >> >> >>> > <form action="http://server/the_method_you_want_to_call"
> >> >> method=POST>
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > it will work.
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> > Paula
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
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