All,

As a "quickfix" on a Linux system we have, there is a need to get a shell script to submit a form on a webpage. I assume netcat is the way to go, but do not know how to proceed to make the statement.

In short, we have an application interface problem where one application can run a shell-script with parameters, and the other one (at partner location, for the moment outside out control) uses a web form to receive input.

Now - the question is, this application should select radio-button one, push submit and that's it. Obviously I can very easily do this in Konqueror, but to write a shell-script that gets the http form-post/get problem correct is different.

Can anyone please help me out?

Thanks!

-Y1

curl and wget can both correctly post forms in a script. check google for examples of doing it, as it' snot something i've personally done, but i know it's more than doable.

Thanks. A bit more stubborn Googling found the program I was looking for - http://www.w3.org/ComLine/ - the program is w3c and it works like a charm

-Y1

that's just a cut down version of wget and curl... why not just use the non-obselete proof-of-concept tools already on your system? of course... whatever works is fine at the end of the day.

Thanks. You're right - curl seems to do just the same as w3c, but as you say - curl is standard and maintained, and w3c is not. Will experiment some more and try the curl-way.

Just out of curiousity - do I need wget at all for this? All I want to do is to submit a value to a web-page form, I don't need to get anything...

-Y1

Edit: fix typo

well essentially wget and curl are very very similar, and largely down to personal preference. i prefer wget, but know that curl is slightly more powerful in some areas.